槟 (bīng): (in 槟榔) betel palm; betel nut

Meanings

1 (in 槟榔) betel palm; betel nut

Characters

槟

bīng

(in 槟榔) betel palm; betel nut

Examples

HSK 6

槟城是马来西亚的一个岛。

Bīngchéng shì Mǎláixīyà de yí gè dǎo.

Penang is an island in Malaysia.

HSK 7-9

南方有些人有嚼槟榔的习惯。

Nánfāng yǒuxiē rén yǒu jiáo bīnglang de xíguàn.

Some people in the south have a habit of chewing betel nut.

Tips

usage

Read 槟 in 槟榔 (betel nut) and the place name 槟城 (Penang). The champagne word 香槟 uses bīn instead.

Components

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.

Stroke Order

槟 bīng

Related Words

槟榔 bīngláng #34,732

betel nut / areca nut / betel palm (Areca catechu)

槟城 Bīngchéng

Penang (Malaysian state) / Pinang

香槟 xiāngbīn #2,834

champagne

香槟色 xiāngbīnsè

champagne color / champagne gold / beige

香槟酒 xiāngbīnjiǔ #14,664

champagne

棕榈 zōnglǘ #5,333

palm tree / palm (plant)

棕 zōng #10,471

brown / palm (tree) / palm fiber

掌 zhǎng #2,700

palm / sole / to be in charge

托 tuō HSK 6 #2,375

to hold up; to support (with the palm) / to entrust; to ask someone to do something / to use as a pretext

椰枣 yēzǎo #64,278

date (fruit of the date palm) / date palm