販
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fàn · merchant, peddler

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Character anatomy

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

11Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

貝Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 販

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Example sentences

Notice where 販 sits in each complete thought.

Kā fēi zì dòng fàn mài jī shì huài de.咖啡自動販賣機是壞的。

The coffee machine isn't working.

Source: Tatoeba #1445948 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mén yǒu fàn mài shuǐ guǒ má ?你們有販賣水果嗎 ?

Do you sell fruit?

Source: Tatoeba #13245708 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ mén yě yǒu fàn shòu kā fēi hú pèi jiàn má?你們也有販售咖啡壺配件嗎?

Do you sell coffee pot accessories too?

Source: Tatoeba #13549681 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā mén zài bàn gōng shì ān zhuāng le yì tái zì dòng fàn mài jī.他們在辦公室安裝了一台自動販賣機。

They installed a vending machine at work.

Source: Tatoeba #5374479 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè tái zì dòng fàn mài jī gù zhàng le.這台自動販賣機故障了。

This vending machine isn't working.

Source: Tatoeba #840431 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Rán hòu yòu bǎ gè shū míng jiē shì tōng qú, yǒng yuǎn jìn zhǐ fàn mài.然後又把各書名揭示通衢,永遠禁止販賣。

Then they displayed all the book titles publicly and banned their sale forever.

Source: Tatoeba #13513815 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 販 in context

  1. Say fàn, then recall the core meaning: merchant, peddler.
  2. Write all 11 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 販 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.