榜 (bǎng): notice or announcement, list of names, public roll of successful examinees
榜 (bǎng) is a Chinese character meaning “notice or announcement.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (structural) and 旁 (structural). It ranks #2455 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 榜 a sign posted 旁 on a tree 木; 旁 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- notice or announcement
- list of names
- public roll of successful examinees
Etymology & Origin
ideographicA sign posted 旁 on a tree 木; 旁 also provides the pronunciation
Decomposition: ⿰木旁 (layout: left-right)
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 榜
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 排行榜 | pái háng bǎng | the charts (of best-sellers) |
| 榜首 | bǎng shǒu | top of the list |
| 标榜 | biāo bǎng | to flaunt |
| 光荣榜 | guāng róng bǎng | honor roll |
| 落榜 | luò bǎng | to fail the imperial exams |
| 金榜题名 | jīn bǎng tí míng | to win top marks in the imperial examinations |
| 榜一大哥 | bǎng yī dà gē | highest-ranking donor of a live streamer |
| 排名榜 | pái míng bǎng | ranking |
| 积分榜 | jī fēn bǎng | table of scores (in exams or sports league) |
| 封神榜 | fēng shén bǎng | Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu ... |
| 上榜 | shàng bǎng | to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) |
| 出榜 | chū bǎng | to publish class list of successful exam candidates |
| 发榜 | fā bǎng | to publish a roll-call of successful candidates |
| 榜眼 | bǎng yǎn | candidate who came second in the Han-lin examination |
| 金榜 | jīn bǎng | (lit.) tablet with inscription in gold |
榜 appears in 25 compound words: 28 as the first character, 68 as the last, and 4 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 榜 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
这片森榜里生活着许多珍稀的野生动物。
zhè piān sēn bǎng lǐ shēng huó zhe xǔ duō zhēn xī de yě shēng dòng wù .
This forest is home to many rare and endangered wildlife species.
...业! 文化大学荣登企业最爱大学生暨实习生榜单
. . . yè ! wén huà dà xué róng dēng qǐ yè zuì ài dà xué shēng jì shí xí shēng bǎng dān
... Karma! Culture University was listed on the list of favorite college students and interns of enterprises
华邦电抱紧!投信一出手就连2日霸榜 3天涨18%
huá bāng diàn bào jǐn ! tóu xìn yī chū shǒu jiù lián 2 rì bà bǎng 3 tiān zhǎng 1 8
Winbond holds tight! As soon as the investment trust made a move, it dominated the list for 2 consecutive days and rose 18% in 3 days
...天能饮酒?车厘子含褪黑素可助眠?科学流言榜最新辟谣
. . . tiān néng yǐn jiǔ ? chē lí zǐ hán 褪 hēi sù kě zhù mián ? kē xué liú yán bǎng zuì xīn pì yáo
... Can you drink alcohol? Can cherries contain melatonin to help you sleep? The latest rumors on the scientific rumor list
...面奶什么牌子好?聚焦公认好用的洗面奶年终榜TOP..
. . . miàn nǎi shén má pái zǐ hǎo ? jù jiāo gōng rèn hǎo yòng de xǐ miàn nǎi nián zhōng bǎng T O P . .
... What brand of face milk is good? Focus on the year-end list of facial cleansers that are recognized as easy to use:
教师发成绩工具Top1-5榜单,一线教师亲测5款发..
jiào shī fā chéng jì gōng jù T o p 1 5 bǎng dān , yī xiàn jiào shī qīn cè 5 kuǎn fā . .
Teachers issue the top 1-5 list of grade tools, and 5 front-line teachers personally test 5 types:
她的用功对我们所有人是一个好的榜样。
Tā de yònggōng duì wǒmen suǒyǒu rén shì yī gè hǎo de bǎngyàng.
Her diligence is a good example to us all.
你应该给你的孩子们树立好的榜样。
Nǐ yīnggāi gěi nǐ de háizimen shùlì hǎo de bǎngyàng.
You should set a good example to your children.
您做了个坏榜样。
Nín zuò le gè huài bǎngyàng.
You've set a bad example.
你该拿他当榜样。
Nǐ gāi ná tā dāng bǎngyàng.
You should learn from his example.
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