买

mǎi

m+ǎi·3rd tone

to buy · to purchase

Radical: 乙 Strokes: 6 HSK 1

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

乱乡乳了习乞乙也乾乩乜

Same radical

乱乡乳了习乞乙也乾乩乜

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Stroke Order · 6 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

买=乛+头

Meanings

to buy

to purchase

mǎi

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Words with 买 266 total

to purchase; to buy购买gòu mǎi to bribe · bribery贿买huì mǎi comprador买办mǎi bàn to buy groceries买菜mǎi cài to visit a prostitute · (literary) to buy wine or drinks买春mǎi chūn to buy out · buyout · severance买断mǎi duàn buyer (in contracts)买方mǎi fāng to buy an official title; to use wealth to acquire office买官mǎi guān buyer; purchaser买家mǎi jiā

Idioms with 买 49 total Chain

(idiom) to act like the scholar who wrote at length about buying a donkey without even mentioning the word "donkey"; to write at length without ever getting to the point博士买驴bó shì mǎi lu:2 buying and selling at fair prices公买公卖gōng mǎi gōng mài

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