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| 賓 U+8CD3 |  Seal script |  Jinwen |  Jiaguwen | 宾 Simplified character | 賔 Semantic variant | 𡧍 Semantic variant | 𡫅 Semantic variant | 𥦎 Semantic variant | 𧶉 Semantic variant |
| Radical: | 贝+ 7 strokes = 14 strokes total. |
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| References: | Kangxi: p.1208#37 Cihai: p.1275r5c05 Hanyu: v6,p3643#08 |
| Composition: | Component of: 傧 滨 獱 㡦 䧬 𫴑 𡒨 𡁟 𢣐 嫔 摈 槟 𪵢 璸 𪹿 膑 𣋪 𣰨 𧷟 殡 [More] |
| Mandarin: | bīn bìn ㄅㄧㄣ ㄅㄧㄣˋ |
| Cantonese: | ban1 |
| Tang reconstruction: | *bin |
| Shuowen: | 《贝部》宾：所敬也。从贝𡧍声。 |
| Kangxi: | 《康熙字典·贝部·七》宾：〔古文〕𧶉𡫅𥦎𡧍《唐韵》必邻切《集韵》《韵会》《正韵》𤰞民切，𠀤音滨。《说文》所敬也。《玉篇》客也。《易·观卦》利用宾于王。《书·舜典》宾于四门。又《洪范》八政，七曰宾。《传》礼宾客无不敬。《仪礼·士冠礼》主人戒宾。《注》宾，主人之僚友。又《尔雅·释诂》宾，服也。《疏》宾者，怀德而服。《新序》先王所以拱揖指挥，而四海宾者，诚德之至已形于外，故《诗》曰：王猷允塞，徐方旣来。又《书·尧典》寅宾出日。《传》宾，导也。《释文》从也。又律名。《礼·月令》律中蕤宾。《注》仲夏气至，则蕤宾之律应。《白虎通》蕤者，下也。宾者，敬也，言阳气上极，隂气始宾敬之也。又罽宾，西域国名。《前汉·西域传》罽宾国王治循鲜城。又姓。《玉海》宾氏，周有宾滑、宾起，齐有宾胥无、宾媚人。又官名。《唐书·百官志》司宾、典宾、掌宾各二人。又龙宾。《陶家瓶馀事》明皇御案墨，一日见小道士如蝇，呼万岁。曰：臣，墨之精，黑松使者也。凡世有文者，墨上有龙宾十二。上神之，乃以分赐掌文官。又野宾。《王氏见闻录》王仁裕有猿，小而慧黠，名曰野宾。又《集韵》必刃切，音殡。《书·多士》予惟四方罔攸宾。《释文》徐音殡，马云：却也。《史记·苏秦传》其次必长宾之。《注》次计长摈弃关西。《庄子·徐无鬼》先生居山林，以宾寡人。《音义》宾或作摈，弃也。 |
| Unihan definition: | guest, visitor; surname; submit |
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[Show proper names]Example usage
| 《论语·公冶长》: | 子曰：“赤也，束带立于朝，可使与宾客言也，不知其仁也。” |
| The Master replied, "Chi, with his sash girt and standing in a court, might be employed to converse with the visitors and guests, but I do not know whether he is perfectly virtuous." | |
| 《孟子·告子下》: | 三命曰：‘敬老慈幼，无忘宾旅。’ |
| The third was, "Respect the old, and be kind to the young. Be not forgetful of strangers and travellers." | |
| 《礼记·投壶》: | 主人请曰：“某有枉矢哨壶，请以乐宾。” |
| The host entreats (one of the guests), saying, 'I have here these crooked arrows, and this pot with its wry mouth; but we beg you to amuse yourself with them.' | |
| 《扬子法言》: | 宾主百拜而酒三行，不已华乎？ |
| The guest and host's hundred bows and three toasts of wine, are these not too extravagant? | |
| 《墨子·法仪》: | 昔之圣王禹、汤、文、武，兼 爱1天下之百姓，率以尊天事鬼，其利人多，故天福之，使立为天子，天下诸侯皆宾事之。 |
| The ancient sage-kings, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu loved the people of the world universally, leading them to reverence Heaven and worship the spirits. Many were their benefits to the people. And, thereupon Heaven blessed them, establishing them emperors; and all the feudal lords of the empire showed them respect. | |
| 《庄子·逍遥游》: | 名者，实之宾也，吾将为宾乎？ |
| But the name is but the guest of the reality; shall I be playing the part of the guest? | |
| 《道德经》: | 侯王若能守之，万物将自宾。 |
| If a feudal prince or the king could guard and hold it, all would spontaneously submit themselves to him. | |
| 《商君书·来民》: | 彼土狭而民众，其宅参居而并处，其宾萌贾息。 |
| Their territory is narrow, but their population is numerous; their dwellings are built higgledy-piggledy, and they live close together; their grain production is small, and merchants charge interest. | |
| 《孙子兵法·作战》: | 千里馈粮，则内外之费宾客之用，胶漆之材，车甲之奉，日费千金，然后十万之师举矣。 |
| With provisions enough to carry them a thousand li, the expenditure at home and at the front, including entertainment of guests, small items such as glue and paint, and sums spent on chariots and armor, will reach the total of a thousand ounces of silver per day. Such is the cost of raising an army of 100,000 men. | |
| 《史记·五帝本纪》: | 于是轩辕乃习用干戈，以征不享，诸侯咸来宾从。 |
| So Xuanyuan exercised himself in the use of weapons of war, so as to be able to punish irregularities. The princes all came and did homage. | |
| 《荀子·成相》: | 主诚听之，天下为一海内宾。 |
| 《说苑·修文》: | 是故黄钟生林钟，林钟生大吕，大吕生夷则，夷则生太簇，太簇生南吕，南吕生夹钟，夹钟生无射，无射生姑洗，姑洗生应钟，应钟生蕤宾。 |
| 《春秋繁露》: | 司农为奸，朋党比周，以蔽主明，退匿贤士，绝灭公卿，教民奢侈，宾客交通，不劝田事，博戏鸡，走狗弄马，长幼无礼，大小相瞄，为寇贼，横恣绝理。 |
| 《韩诗外传·卷一》: | 入则撞蕤宾，以治容貌，容貌得则颜色齐，颜色齐则肌肤安，蕤宾有声，鹄震马鸣，及倮介之虫，无不延颈以听，在内者皆玉色，在外者皆金声，然后少师奏升堂之乐，即席告入也。 |
| 《大戴礼记》: | 恭老恤孤，不忘宾旅，好学省物而不勤，是冉求之行也。 |
| 《白虎通德论》: | 普天之下，莫非王土，率土之宾，莫非王臣。 |
| 《新书·匈奴》: | 为闲则出绣衣具带服宾馀，时以赐之。 |
| 《新序·杂事四》: | 先王之所以拱揖指挥，而四海宾者，诚德之至，已形于外 |
| 《中论·艺纪》: | 教六仪：一曰祭祀之容，二曰宾客之容，三曰朝廷之容，四曰丧纪之容，五曰军旅之容，六曰车马之容。 |
| 《孔子家语·王言解》: | 是以蛮夷诸夏，虽衣冠不同，言语不合，莫不来宾。 |
| 《潜夫论·务本》: | 今多违志俭养，约生以待终，终没之后，乃崇餝丧纪以言孝，盛飨宾旅以求名，诬善之徒，从而称之，此乱孝悌之真行，而误后生之痛者也。 |
| 《论衡·程材》: | 朝庭之人也，幼为干吏，以朝庭为田亩，以刀笔为耒耜，以文书为农业，犹家人子弟，生长宅中，其知曲折，愈于宾客也。 |
| 《太玄经·众》: | 次二，兵无刃，师无陈，麟或宾之，温。 |
| 《风俗通义·六国》: | 周史有以《周易》筮之，遇《观》之《否》，曰：“是谓‘观国之光，利用宾于王。’” |
| 《孔丛子·嘉言》: | 朝齐君，会大夫，众宾而庆焉。 |
| 《申鉴·时事》: | 孝武皇帝以四夷未宾，寇贼奸宄，初置武功赏官，以宠战士。 |
| 《独断·卷上》: | 《丝衣》、一章九句，绎宾尸之所歌也。 |
| 《蔡中郎集·独断》: | 《丝衣》、一章九句，绎宾尸之所歌也。 |
| 《列子·黄帝》: | 宾者以告列子。 |
| 《鶡冠子·著希》: | 故希人者无悖其情，希世者无缪其宾。 |
| 《文子·自然》: | 庙战者帝，神化者王，庙战者法天道，神化者明四时，修正于境内，而远方怀德，制胜于未战，而诸侯宾服也。 |
| 《文始真经·七釜》: | 圣人宾事去物，岂不欲建立于世哉？ |
| 《列仙传·文宾》: | 文宾者，太丘乡人也，卖草履为业。 |
| 《老子河上公章句》: | 侯王若能守之，万物将自宾。 |
| 《韩非子·十过》: | 由余对曰：“臣闻昔者尧有天下，饭于土簋，饮于土鉶，其地南至交趾，北至幽都，东西至日月之所出入者，莫不宾服。” |
| 《谏逐客书》: | 今乃弃黔首以资敌国，却宾客以业诸侯，使天下之士退而不敢西向，裹足不入秦，此所谓“藉寇兵而赍盗粮”者也。 |
| 《管子·轻重丁》: | 管子对曰：“请使宾胥无驰而南，隰朋驰而北，甯戚驰而东，鲍叔驰而西。” |
| 《六韬·王翼》: | 通材三人：主拾遗补过，应偶宾客，论议谈语，消患解结。 |
| 《淮南子·主术训》: | 纣兼天下，朝诸侯，人迹所及，舟楫所通，莫不宾服。 |
| 《吕氏春秋·高义》: | 若越王听吾言、用吾道，翟度身而衣，量腹而食，比于宾萌，未敢求仕。 |
| 《鬼谷子·揣篇》: | 与宾客之智慧，孰少孰多？ |
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