common
verb
noun
literary

Meaning of

贾 means merchant (ancient: fixed-peddler); do business; trade. Pronounced gǔ.

  • merchant (ancient: fixed-peddler)
  • do business; trade
  • to buy; purchase

Character Info

Radical
Strokes10
Components
西

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

dài
de
shū
duō
zài
shì
shàng
mài
shòu
diǎn
 

Ancient book merchants mostly sold classics at marketplaces.

Zhè
wèi
lǎo
shì
dāng
yǒu
míng
de
shāng
 

This old merchant is a well-known cloth trader locally.

Míng
qīng
shí
jiāng
nán
yǒng
xiàn
le
liáng
 

A large number of grain merchants emerged in the Jiangnan region during the Ming and Qing dynasties.

Jiē
miàn
shàng
de
fàn
men
yāo
he
zhe
zhāo
lǎn
 

The peddlers on the street shouted to attract customers.

Xiǎo
shuō
de
jiǎ
xìng
shāng
rén
shì
jīng
míng
de
shēng
rén
 

The merchant surnamed Gu in the novel is a shrewd businessman.