How to write 贩

贩 (販) fàn 1. **Buy and sell goods**: The act of purchasing goods for resale. - 例如: 买货出卖：～私。～毒。～卖。～运。 - Example: buy and sell goods: smuggle; sell drugs; engage in trade; transport goods. 2. **A merchant or peddler**: Refers to a traveling merchant or small businessperson. - 例如: 买货物出卖的行商或小商人：商～。摊～。 - Example: traveling merchant; stall peddler. 3. **Main meaning**: A person who buys cheaply and sells high. - 参考: 【本义】:贱买而贵卖的人 - Reference: The original meaning refers to a person who buys at a low price and sells at a high price. 4. **Symbolic meanings**: - Related to the ancient state of Fan (古国名): - 例如: 贩, referring to the ancient state of Fan. - Example: Reference to the ancient state of Fan. 5. **Verb uses**: - **To buy to resell**: The act of buying goods with the intent to resell. - 例如: 又如: 贩粜(贩卖粮食);贩鲜(贩卖鱼虾之类);贩易(做买卖);贩肆(贩运货物，开店买卖) - Example: Also, such as selling grain; selling fresh fish or shrimp; doing business; operating a store or selling goods. - **Also refers to simply buying**: The act of purchasing goods without reselling. - 例如: 如: 贩籴(收买粮食);贩买(买进);贩官(买得官位) - Example: Such as purchasing grain; buying in; buying an official position. - **Metaphor for betrayal**: To betray someone, akin to selling out. - 例如: 又如: 贩君(卖主求荣);贩国(卖国);贩交买名(卖友求荣) - Example: Such as selling out a lord for personal gain; betraying the country; selling friends for fame. - **To sell out**: The act of selling goods or oneself. - 例如: 如: 贩路(销路);贩贴(出卖劳力，依附于人);贩质(典卖) - Example: Such as selling goods; selling labor or being dependent on others; pawning items.