You Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Cowrie (bèi) 販 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1205, Entry 01 Tang Rhymes (Tangyun), Collection Rhymes (Jiyun), Rhyme Meetings (Yunhui): Pronounced fan (falling tone). Shuowen: Those who buy low and sell high. Book of Rites (Zhouli), Office of the Earth, Market Overseer: At the evening market, held during the evening hours, the male and female merchants are the primary participants. Commentary: Male and female merchants acquire goods in the morning to sell in the evening. Book of Rites (Liji), Summary of the Rules of Propriety: Even for those who are peddlers, one must show respect. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Lu Buwei: Traveling back and forth, buying low and selling high. Collection Rhymes (Jiyun): Sometimes also written in a variant form (fan).