Example sentences
nǐ你xiǎng想mǎi买shén什me么？
What do you want to buy?
tā他mǎi买le了hěn很duō多。
He bought a lot.
The story behind the character
买
The traditional 買 is a net on top and a 贝 (cowrie shell, the ancient currency) below. Scoop shells out with a net, and you've traded. Xu Shen wrote 买, 市也: "to trade." Every time you spend money, you're writing a net for scooping coins.