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Chinese symbol for “retailer”

零售商
líng shòu shāng
retailer; shopkeeper; retail merchant

The closest CC-CEDICT match for retailer is 零售商 (líng shòu shāng), defined as: retailer; shopkeeper; retail merchant.

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

零 líng
zero; fragment, fraction
radical 173 ⾬ · 13 strokes
售 shòu
to sell
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes
商 shāng
commerce, business, trade
radical 30 ⼝ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 零售商.

WordPinyinMeaning
零售líng shòuto retail; to sell in small quantities
零件líng jiànpart; component
零部件líng bù jiànspare part; component
零星líng xīngfragmentary; piecemeal; in bits and pieces; sporadic; scattered
零食líng shísnack; nibbles
零钱 (零錢)líng qiánchange (of money); small change
销售 (銷售)xiāo shòuto sell; to market
出售chū shòuto sell; to offer for sale
商业 (商業)shāng yèbusiness; trade

See also: Japanese symbol for “retailer”.

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.