Taxonomy of meanings for 鬻:　　

  • 鬻 yù (OC: luɡ MC: jiuk) 余六切 入 廣韻：【賣也亦作粥亦姓周有鬻熊爲文王師案説文鬻夲音麋䭈也 】
    • SELL
      • vtoNtry to sell, offer for sale; trade in
      • vtoNpassivebe sold, be offered for sale
      • vt(oN)offer the determinate thing for sale
      • vttoN1.+N2sell (something N1) to (someone N2)
      • vtoNfigurativecapitalise on, make profit by; make profit at the cost of
      • vadNsold 鬻子"children that have been sold into slavery"
      • vtoNreflexive.自sell (oneself)
      • vttoN1.+prep+N2reflexive.自sell (oneself) to N2
    • BUY
      • vtoNperfectivebuyCH
    • BOAST
      • FLOW
        • COOK
          • SURNAMES
            • = 育
          • GRUEL
            • nmrice gruel

          Additional information about 鬻

          說文解字: 【鬻】，䭈也。从𩰲、米聲。 〔小徐本無「聲」。〕 【武悲切】 【臣鉉等曰：今俗俗粥作粥，音之六切。】

            Criteria
          • SELL

            1. The current general words are mài 賣 "offer for sale" and yù 鬻 "trade in", as well as shòu 售 "get sold, sell off" (ant. mǎi 買 "buy").

            2. Gū 沽 refers to the selling of mobile goods, and the word often refers specifically to the selling of wine.

            3. Tiào 糶 (ant. dí 糴 "buy rice abroad") refers specifically to selling rice abroad.

            4. Huò 貨 (ant. huò 貨 "buy wholesale"!!!) refers to selling any moveable goods on a large scale or wholesale.

            5. Gū 酤 refers specifically to the selling (or buying!) of wine.

          • BUY

            1. The most current and general word for buying is mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell").

            2. Huò 貨 refers to buying as part of a larger business transaction, but the word is rare in this usage.

            3. Dí 糴 (ant. tiào 糶 "sell abroad") refers to buying from another country and importing, especially rice.

            4. Mào 貿 (ant. yù 鬻 "sell") refers to the professional trading in something.

            5. Gū 沽 / 酤 (ant. gū 沽／酤 "sell liquor"!!) refers specifically to buying wine.

            6. Shì 市 refers to going shopping for something, to buying something in the market.

            Word relations
          • Conv: (SELL)買/BUY The most current and general word for buying is probably mǎi 買 (ant. mài 賣 "sell").
          • Synon: (SELL)賣/SELL The current general words are mài 賣 "offer for sale" and yù 鬻"trade in", as well as shòu 售"get sold, sell off" (ant. mǎi 買 "buy").