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

Meanings

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.

槟城是马来西亚的一个岛。

Bīngchéng shì Mǎláixīyà de yí gè dǎo.

Penang is an island in Malaysia.

usage

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

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 bīng