宾 (bīn) — (bound form) guest; (bound form) object (as in grammar, e.g. 宾语)
Definition
宾 is a bound form (almost always part of a compound). It means 'guest' (宾客, 外宾) and also 'object' in grammar (宾语).
bound form
guestobject (as in grammar, e.g. 宾语)
Examples
- 。Zhè jiā bīn guǎn de fú wù fēi cháng hǎo.The service at this hotel is very good.
- ，宾。Zài zhōng wén lǐ, dòng cí hòu miàn shì bīn yǔ.In Chinese, what comes after a verb is the object.
- 。Huì chǎng shàng yǒu hěn duō wài bīn hé jì zhě.There were many foreign guests and reporters at the venue.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 賓; 宾 is its simplified writing.
Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèi
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡧍
𡧍𡧍賓bīn
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.
The traditional form 賓 is built from 𡧍 and 貝: 𡧍 gives the sound, and 貝 relates to the meaning. The simplified 宾 is a later abbreviation, so its parts are not the historical pieces.
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