傧 (bīn): attendant of the host (who rece…

Meanings

婚礼上他担任傧相。

Hūnlǐ shàng tā dānrèn bīnxiàng.

At the wedding he served as the best man.

两位女傧相站在新娘身旁。

Liǎng wèi nǚ bīnxiàng zhàn zài xīnniáng shēnpáng.

Two bridesmaids stood beside the bride.

usage

Used in 傧相 — originally the ceremonial assistant who received guests, now commonly the best man or bridesmaid at a wedding.

radical

亻 rén

person

Left 亻 is the person radical 人 in left-side form. A 傧 is a person — the one who greets and ushers guests.

phonetic

宾 bīn

guest; phonetic and semantic

Right 宾 (guest) supplies the sound exactly (bīn = bīn) and the meaning too: this is the person who attends to the 宾 — the guests.

傧 bīn