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shú

ransom; to buy; to redeem

💡 Ideographic: To sell 卖 a soul for money 贝; 卖 also provides the pronunciation
HSK 12 strokes Common (29%)

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Component Tree i

bèi
sea shell; money, currency
📷 Pictographic: A sea shell, once used as currency
4 strokes HSK 5
mài
to sell; to betray; to show off
🔤 Pictophonetic: 买 (buy) provides meaning, 买 provides pronunciation
8 strokes HSK 2