推销商 (tuī xiāo shāng) — salesperson; salesman; sales representative

Definition

noun

salespersonsalesmansales representative

Measure word · 个

推销商。
Zhè wèi tuī xiāo shāng zhèng zài xiàng kè hù jiè shào xīn chǎn pǐn.
This salesperson is introducing the new product to the customer.
推销商。
Gōng sī xū yào zhāo pìn jǐ míng yǒu jīng yàn de tuī xiāo shāng.
The company needs to hire several experienced salespeople.
推销商。
Yōu xiù tuī xiāo shāng de mì jué shì liǎo jiě kè hù de xū qiú.
The secret to an excellent salesperson is understanding the customer's needs.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

推销promote and sell

联合Side by side

推 and 销 give promoting and selling, and 商 denotes a merchant; hence a salesperson.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

扌隹推

Meaning part形符xíngfú

扌Written in full as手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

隹

隹zhuī推tuī

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The left side 扌 is a hand, and the right side 隹 gives the sound; the character shows pushing with the hand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 銷; 销 is its simplified writing.

金肖銷

Meaning part形符xíngfú

Sound part声符shēngfú

肖

Same sound today

The traditional form 銷 pairs 金 (metal) with 肖 as a sound part; simplified 销 is a later shorthand, and its parts are not historical components.

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.