贩

販
fàn
#2,461 most
frequent character
to deal in, to buy and sell

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

贩 pairs 贝, shell money, with 反 fǎn as the sound part, differing in tone. Money points to the first meaning, buying and selling goods. From there it grew to retail or deal in, and to dealer.

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Homophones

饭fàn
rice, meal
犯fàn
commit, offend, violate, work against
范fàn
pattern, model, example
泛fàn
(bound form) general, non-specific

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