Chinese symbol for “retail”
零售
líng shòu
to retail; to sell in small quantities
The closest CC-CEDICT match for retail is 零售 (líng shòu), defined as: to retail; to sell in small quantities.
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
Other Chinese words for “retail”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 售 | shòu | (bound form) to sell; to retail; (literary) to carry out (a plan or intrigue etc) |
| 零卖 (零賣) | líng mài | to retail; to sell individually or in small quantities |
| 贩 (販) | fàn | to deal in; to buy and sell |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 零售.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 零件 | líng jiàn | part; component |
| 零部件 | líng bù jiàn | spare part; component |
| 零星 | líng xīng | fragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered |
| 零食 | líng shí | snack; nibbles |
| 零钱 (零錢) | líng qián | change (of money); small change |
| 销售 (銷售) | xiāo shòu | to sell; to market |
| 出售 | chū shòu | to sell; to offer for sale |
| 售价 (售價) | shòu jià | selling price |
See also: Japanese symbol for “retail”.
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.
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