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排行榜 (pái háng bǎng) — ranking list; chart (of best-sellers, popularity, etc.)

Definition

排行榜 is a concrete noun: an actual ranked chart or list (sales, music, games). The siblings 热度, 人气, 声望, 人缘儿 are abstract qualities of popularity or reputation, not the chart itself.

noun
ranking listchart (of best-sellers, popularity, etc.)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 排行榜。
    Zhè shǒu gē zài pái háng bǎng shàng pái dì yī.
    This song ranks first on the chart.
  • 排行榜。
    Xīn shū de xiāo liàng pái háng bǎng gāng gāng fā bù.
    The new book sales chart was just released.
  • Steam排行榜。
    Zhè ge yóu xì zài Steam de pái háng bǎng shàng hěn shòu huān yíng.
    This game is very popular on the Steam chart.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

排行ranking
排páiarrange行xíngorder
动宾Verb + object
榜bǎnglist

排行 means order or rank, and 榜 is a list, so together they form a ranking chart.

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.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
扌Written in full as手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
非
非fēi排pái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

排 uses 扌 (hand) to show arranging something with the hand, and 非 for the sound; this gives the sense of placing things in a line.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 彳彳chì
  • 亍亍chù

The shape of 行 originally showed a street intersection, even on both sides. Later it became uneven, with 彳 on the left and 亍 on the right.

Open 行 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
木木mù
Sound part声符shēngfú
旁
旁páng榜
Same sound today

榜 pairs 木, a tree or wood element, with 旁, which is used for the sound.

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