Selling is pronounced yù or zhōu.

1. yù

Index: to sell, to sell, or to sell out.

For example, to "sell paintings" is to sell paintings, to "sell articles for a living" is to make money by writing articles, to "sell prisons" is to take bribes by using lawsuits, and to "sell titles" is to take bribes by using lawsuits. The "selling of titles" is the selling of official titles, and so on.

2, zhōu

Definition: with "porridge".

The pronunciation of zhōu is relatively rare in modern times, and it means congee, a semi-liquid food cooked with rice and noodles. In ancient times it was also interpreted as "yu", meaning to raise, for example, a child. This is also more figurative. At the same time, it was also used as a family name, such as Shengxiong (鬻熊), the founder of the state of Chu.

The word is more commonly used in modern daily life as "yu" ("米汤鬻(yu)出来了"), which means that when you cook rice, soup, or pasta, and the water overflows when it is boiling, you are selling the pot.

The reason why there are two pronunciations and two meanings of the word "鬻":

"鬻 "is an acrostic character, which is made up of the words "鬲" and "米". The word "鬲" is a cooking utensil used to cook rice, with two "bows" on it, indicating hot air. The "m" is the rice that everyone knows. Therefore, the original meaning of "鬻" is porridge, a food made of rice cooked in the li.

This is also why the ancient synonym for "鬻" is "育", because congee can also mean to give birth to, feed and nourish.

The original meaning of "鬻" (zhōu) was later replaced by another word, "粥". The character "粥" is an anagram of "鬻". The character "粥" has a more pronounced form and sound, so it gradually replaced the original meaning of "鬻" and became a commonly used character for congee. The character "鬻" was borrowed to mean "sell".

Difference between "鬻" and "卖" and Character MeaningChange:

Difference:

The meanings of "鬻" and "卖" are basically the same, and both of them can mean to sell, betray, use, steal, etc. However, "鬻" and "卖" have the same meanings. However, the word "鬻" is more often used in the literary language and often carries a pejorative or ironic connotation.

For example, "鬻技" means to sell one's skills to make a living, "鬻歌" means to sell songs to make a living, "鬻事" means to steal the names of things. The term "sell power" means to manipulate power, and so on.

The word "卖" is more commonly used in the vernacular, and can have a neutral or positive connotation. For example, "卖力" means to work hard, "卖艺" means to perform art, and "卖国求荣" means to betray one's country in order to gain honor.

Changes in meaning:

The word "粥" was used more and more frequently, gradually replacing "鬻" in its original meaning. In literature, the Chinese character "鬻" is used more often as a verb, and when it is used as a verb, it often means: to sell, to sell, to buy something for a living. For example, there is a phrase "鬻文为生" (to sell one's writing for a living), which means to make money by writing or painting.

There is also the phrase: sell one's children, which means that in ancient times, when a family was poor, they sold their children in exchange for money. In our language textbooks, we will come across this idiom called: selling officials to sell their titles, which describes the form of corruption in feudal society, where the ruling class raked in wealth by selling official positions. For example, some people do some selling of official positions for their own benefit.