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1
mǎi
买
to buy
买
to buy
[t]
Composition
Components
一
ground
一
ground
头
bust
头
bust
Sounds
m-
Mario
m-
Mario
-ai
high school
-ai
high school
3
basement
3
basement
Pinyin
mai3
•
mǎi
Meaning
Primary
to buy
Alternatives
buy, buying, buys, bought
Mnemonic
[m-] Mario
is in the
[3] basement
of the
[-ai] high school
where he has come across a strange shop set up by a student. On the
一 ground
are a bunch of
头 busts
of various school teachers, and Mario
买 buys
one from the student, for whatever reason.
Visually Similar Characters
mài
卖
to sell
Similar Meaning Characters
gòu
购
to purchase
gū
沽
to buy
Found In Words
mǎidān
买单
bill
mǎizhǔ
买主
buyer
gòumǎi
购买
to purchase