yù鬻
鬻
literary
archaic
verb
Meaning of 鬻
鬻 means to sell; to trade (in literary or classical Chinese). Pronounced yù.
- to sell; to trade (in literary or classical Chinese)
Character Info
Radical鬲
Strokes22
Components
粥
鬲
Stroke Order
鬻
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
kào靠
yù鬻
huà画
wéi为
shēng生
。
He made his living by selling paintings.
Gǔ古
dài代
yǒu有
xiē些
guān官
yuán员
mài卖
guān官
yù鬻
jué爵
，
fǔ腐
bài败
zhì至
jí极
。
In ancient times, some officials sold official posts and titles, being utterly corrupt.
Yù鬻
wén文
wéi为
shēng生
zhě者
，
duō多
qīng清
pín贫
ér而
shǒu守
zhì志
。
Those who made a living by selling their writings were mostly poor but maintained their integrity.