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宾果 (bīn guǒ) — bingo (the game)

Definition

noun
bingo (the game)
Measure word · 场

Examples

  • 宾果。
    Zhōu mò wǒ men yì qǐ qù wán bīn guǒ ba.
    Let's go play bingo together this weekend.
  • 宾果。
    Tā zài bīn guǒ yóu xì zhōng yíng le dì yī míng.
    She won first place in the bingo game.
  • “宾果”，。
    Hǎn yì shēng "bīn guǒ" de shí hou, dà jiā dōu gǔ zhǎng le.
    When someone called out 'bingo,' everyone applauded.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most 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.

Open 宾 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

果 originally drew fruits hanging on a tree.

Open 果 →
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