賓 meaning and stroke order
Guest, visitor; surname; submit
How to write 賓, stroke by stroke
14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 賓
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- visitor
- guest
- object (in grammar)
How 賓 is built
Ideographic (compound meaning) character. Someone 小 living under one's roof 宀; 貝 also provides the pronunciation.
Radical: 貝 (sea shell), shared by 62 characters on this site.
How to remember 賓
Picture a roof 宀 sheltering a small 小 visitor who arrives carrying shells 貝, the old form of money, as a gift. Someone you welcome under your roof with gifts is a guest, 賓 (bīn).
賓 is the traditional form; in mainland China it is written 宾, and it rarely appears alone. It mostly shows up in words like 宾馆 (bīnguǎn) guesthouse, 贵宾 (guìbīn) VIP, and 嘉宾 (jiābīn) honored guest. Example: 欢迎各位来宾。(Huānyíng gèwèi láibīn.) Welcome, all guests.
Common mistake: Learners often confuse 賓 with 實/实 (shí, real) because both sit under 宀 with 貝 at the bottom; 賓 has 小 in the middle. Also remember the tone is first tone, bīn, not bìn.
Common words with 賓
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
Characters that contain 賓
Learning 賓 makes these easier to recognize and write.
Questions about 賓
How many strokes are in 賓?
賓 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 賓 mean?
賓 (bīn) means guest, visitor; surname; submit. A common word with it is 宾馆 (bīnguǎn), meaning "guesthouse; lodge".
How do you pronounce 賓?
賓 is pronounced bīn, in the first tone (high and level).
What is the radical of 賓?
The radical of 賓 is 貝, which carries the idea of "sea shell". Dictionaries list 賓 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 賓?
賓 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 宾, used in mainland China and Singapore.
What is the difference between 宾 and 客 for guest?
客 (kè) is the everyday word, as in 客人 (kèrén). 宾 sounds more formal and is used for honored or official guests, as in 贵宾. They also combine as 宾客 (bīnkè) guests.
How is 宾 used in grammar terms?
宾 can mean the object of a verb. The grammar term is 宾语 (bīnyǔ) object, as opposed to 主语 (zhǔyǔ) subject.