懂中文 Dong Chinese

販

fàn

peddler

Phonosemantic compound. 貝 represents the meaning and 反 represents the sound.

Components
貝 meaning component

貝  Meaning component

bèi

  

sea shell

反 sound component

反  Sound component

fǎn

  

reverse

Evolution

販 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
販 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
販 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

贩 (販) 

fàn

peddler, hawker, street merchant; to deal in; to buy and sell; to trade in; to retail; to peddle

Most common words with 販
Freq.
Word
Meaning

毒贩

drug dealer

贩毒

drugs trade

贩卖

to sell

贩子

trafficker

贩

to deal in