槟 (bīn): (in 香槟) champagne

Meanings

我们开了一瓶香槟庆祝。

Wǒmen kāi le yì píng xiāngbīn qìngzhù.

We opened a bottle of champagne to celebrate.

她喜欢穿香槟色的裙子。

Tā xǐhuan chuān xiāngbīnsè de qúnzi.

She likes wearing a champagne-colored dress.

usage

Read 槟 in 香槟 (champagne), a transliteration of the French region. The 槟榔 (betel nut) word uses the other reading, bīng.

radical

木 mù

tree; wood

The tree radical 木 on the left reflects the character's botanical origin (the betel palm), even though the bīn reading now names a drink.

phonetic

宾 bīn

guest

On the right 宾 supplies the sound. Under this reading it matches bīn exactly with no shift.

槟 bīn