銷售時點

销

銷

xia̅o

售

shòu

时

時

shí

点

點

diǎn

point of sale

Characters and words in 銷售時點

销

銷

xia̅o = xi + ao1

to melt (metal) / to cancel or annul / to sell / to spend / to fasten with a bolt / bolt or pin

销 = 肖 + 钅 : Marie Curie (xi) ordered a lot of bolts (销) from the Little Prince (肖), but she wants to cancel (销) the contract. As she meets the Little Prince in front of the aorta (ao1) she notices his big golden harpoon (钅) and rethinks her decision.

销

銷

xia̅o

售

shòu

to sell / to market / sales (representative, agreement etc)

售

shòu = sh + ou4

to sell / to make or carry out (a plan or intrigue etc)

售 = 口 + 隹 : Sherlock Holmes (sh) opened a business in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4). His business plan is to sell (售) mandarins (口) by having sparrows (隹) deliver them directly to the customer. Though the delivery works well, Sherlock has problems with having the sparrows return with the money.

时

時

shí = sh + Ø2

o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period

时 = 寸 + 日 : Mnemonic symbol: a giant pocket watch.

The sun (日) asks Sherlock Holmes (sh) out for a coffee in the space station's kitchen (Ø2). Looking at his pocket watch (时), Sherlock sees he has time, winks and "thumbs up" (寸).

时

時

shí

点

點

diǎn

point of time (in time-based systems)

点

點

diǎn = di + an3

point / dot / drop / speck / o'clock / point (in space or time) / to draw a dot / to check on a list / to choose / to order (food in a restaurant) / to touch briefly / to hint / to light / to ignite / to pour a liquid drop by drop / (old) one fifth of a two-hour watch 更[geng1] / dot stroke in Chinese characters / classifier for items

点 = 占 + 灬 : Dorothy Gale opened a new shop inside anthill. She's selling grilled vegetables, and many people are ordering them. On a plate, they only look like little spots or points.