Chinese symbol for “monger”

贩子

fàn zi

Traditional: 販子

trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler

The closest CC-CEDICT match for monger is 贩子 (fàn zi), defined as: trafficker; dealer; monger; peddler.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

贩 fàn

merchant, peddler; to deal in, to trade

radical 154 ⾙ · 8 strokes

子 zi

son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing

radical 39 ⼦ · 3 strokes

Traditional forms

販 fàn

Related words

Other words that share a character with 贩子.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
贩卖 (販賣)	fàn mài	to sell; to peddle
贩毒 (販毒)	fàn dú	to traffic narcotics; drugs trade
毒贩 (毒販)	dú fàn	drug dealer; drug trafficker
小贩 (小販)	xiǎo fàn	peddler; hawker
贩售 (販售)	fàn shòu	to sell
孩子	hái zi	child
儿子 (兒子)	ér zi	son
电子 (電子)	diàn zǐ	electronic; electron (particle physics)

See also: Japanese symbol for “monger”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.