How to write 銷

銷 銷 xiāo [動] 【本义】: 鎔化金属 [Primary Meaning]: Melted metal 1 同本义 ([En.] melt) 2 溶化; 消融 ([En.] molten) 3 通“消”。清失; 消除; 消散 ([En.] eliminate; dispel; dissipate) 4 耗尽，毁灭 ([En.] exhaust; use up; destroy) 5 排遣，打发 ([En.] use; get through) 6 衰敝; 衰残 ([En.] decline; wane; depress) 7 消耗，耗费 ([En.] consume; use up; expend) 8 记账中注销 ([En.] cancel; write off) 9 卖，出售 ([En.] sell) 10 用栓、销钉或螺栓别住、连接或结牢 ([En.] pin) [名] 1 古代的一种刀 ([En.] an ancient knife) 2 生铁 ([En.] pig iron) 3 通“绡”。生丝绒; 帆网 ([En.] raw silk) --- 1 鎔化金属。《说文•金部》：“销，铄金也。” [Melted metal. "Xiao means to melt gold." (Shuowen Jiezi)] 2 溶化，消融。唐刘禹锡《连州腊日观莫傜猎西山》：“瘴云四面起，腊雪半空销。” (Melting; dissolving. Tang poet Liu Yuxi's "On the Moob Following the Hunt in Western Mountain") 3 同“消”。《六书故•地理一》：“销，古单作消。” (The same as "消". "Xiao used to be written as '消'" (Liushu Guo)) 4 除去，完全不存在。《龙龕手鉴•金部》：“销，散也。” (Remove, completely non-existent. "Xiao means to scatter." (Longkan Shoujian)) 5 排遣；打发。《汉书•张汤传》：“请免（张）放归国，以销众邪之萌，厌海内之心。” (Disperse; use. "Request to send Zhang back to his country to dispel the thoughts of malice and dissatisfaction within the seas." (Hanshu)) 6 削弱，衰退。《礼记•乐记》：“礼减而不进则销。” (Weaken; decline. "When propriety decreases and does not progress, it will decline." (Liji)) 7 需要。五代冯延巳《金错刀》：“只销几觉懵腾睡，身外功名任有无。” (Need. "Only a few moments of drowsy sleep needed, let external fame be or not." (Feng Yansi)) 8 值得；配得。宋晏殊《菩萨蛮》：“销得曲中夸，世间无此花。” (Worth; deserved. "Nothing in the world compares to this flower." (Yanshu)) 9 禁受；禁得起。宋宋江《念奴娇》：“神仙体态，薄幸如何销得。” (Endure; bear. "How can one of celestial stature be forgotten?" (Song Jiang)) 10 耗尽；毁灭。《汉书•龚胜传》：“熏以香自烧，膏以明自销。” (Exhaust; destroy. "Incense takes its own burnings, wax meets its own melting." (Hanshu)) 11 消耗；耗费。如：开销。元郑廷玉《冤家债主》第三折：“典了庄宅，卖了田土，销乏了几多钱物。” (Consume; expend. Like expenses. "Mortgaged the estate, sold the land, expended a considerable amount of money." (Yuan Zheng Tingyu)) 12 报销；注销。如：报销。清魏源《筹河篇上》：“工员实用实销。” (Reimburse; write off. "Actual expenses of workers." (Qing Wei Yuan)) 13 刀的一种。《淮南子•修务》：“苗山之锸，羊头之销，虽水断龙舟，陆剁犀甲，莫之服带。” (A kind of knife. "The knife of Miao Mountain, though water can break dragon boats, it cannot eliminate the armor." (Huainanzi)) 14 生铁。《淮南子•说林》：“屠者弃销而锻者拾之，所缓急异也。” (Pig iron. "Butchers discard pig iron, while smiths gather it, as urgent matters are different." (Huainanzi)) 15 掘土削木用具。《淮南子•齐俗》：“故剞劂销锯陈，非良工不能以制木。” (Used for digging earth and cutting wood. "Only skilled craftsmen can handle good tools properly." (Huainanzi)) 16 小。《庄子•则阳》：“其声销，其志无穷。” (Small. "The sound diminishes, but the aspirations are endless." (Zhuangzi)) 17 销钉；销子。明冯梦龙《山歌•扇子》：“上头箍紧下销钉。” (Pin; locking pin. "The top is fastened tightly with a pin." (Feng Menglong)) 18 出售；销售。如：供销；销售。明祁彪佳《越中园亭记•寓园》：“典衣销带，不以为苦。” (Sell; sales. "Mortgaging clothes for sales is not regarded as a burden." (Ming Qi Biao Jia)) 19 姓。《字汇•金部》：“销，姓。” (A surname. "Xiao, a surname." (Zihui))