販 = 貝 + 反

販 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “peddler”. It is built from 貝 (sea shell) and 反 (reverse).

Keyword: peddler
Pinyin (Mandarin): fàn
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: peddler, hawker, street merchant, торговец, уличный торговец, hawker, street merchant
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 販 marketing

Decomposition

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貝 sea shell
反 reverse

How to find 販 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “sea shell” + “reverse”. 販 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 販 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.