宾
guest, visitor
At a glance · 宾
Evolution of the glyph
Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.
Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE
⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.
宾字小篆从宀从貝𡧑声，为形声字（繁體賓）；本义为宾客、来宾。甲骨文象宾客入室之形。
What the sketch shows
Origins & notes
宾本义为宾客、客，引申为服从、归顺。
Structure
形声字，外『宀』为意符，内『貝』与声符组合表宾客。
At a glance
Pinyinbīn
Radical宀
Strokes10
UnicodeU+5BBE
Character type形声
Theme人伦
Six languages, one character
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English
guest, visitor
Bin is a phonetic-semantic character meaning a guest and visitor.
Français
invité, visiteur
Bin est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant invité et visiteur.
Español
invitado, visitante
Bin es un carácter fonosemántico que significa invitado y visitante.
العربية
ضيف، زائر
بين حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الضيف والزائر.
Русский
гость, посетитель
Бинь — фоносемантический знак, означающий гостя и посетителя.
Common words
- 宾客bīn kèguest
- 宾馆bīn guǎnhotel