贩

fàn

to deal in

to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle

money (贝) + phonetic (反) = to peddle and trade

贝, representing shells used as ancient currency, anchors the meaning in commerce and exchange. 反 mainly gives the sound fǎn/fàn and does not contribute to the trading sense.

贝+反→贩
反To turn overPhonetic
贝Cowrie shellSemantic

他在街上贩卖水果,每天很早就出门。

tā zài jiē shàng fàn mài shuǐ guǒ, měi tiān hěn zǎo jiù chū mén。

he peddles fruit on the street and goes out very early every day.

这个人长期贩卖假货,最终被警察抓住了。

zhè ge rén cháng qī fàn mài jiǎ huò, zuì zhōng bèi jǐng chá zhuā zhù le。

this person had been trading in fake goods for a long time and was finally caught by the police.

Words with 贩

毒贩

dú fàn

drug dealer; drug trafficker

票贩子

piào fàn zi

ticket scalper

摊贩

tān fàn

stallkeeper

量贩

liàng fàn

to sell in a large amount at a lower price per unit

量贩店

liàng fàn diàn

wholesale store

量贩式

liàng fàn shì

at wholesale price

鱼贩

yú fàn

fishmonger

二道贩子

èr dào fàn zi

middleman

人口贩运

rén kǒu fàn yùn

trafficking in persons

人贩子

rén fàn zi

human trafficker

商贩

shāng fàn

trader

小商贩

xiǎo shāng fàn

small trader

More characters with 贝

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