榜
牓bǎng
#2,551 most
frequent character
variant of 榜[bang3]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
榜 uses 木 'wood' as the meaning part and 旁 páng for the sound. It first meant 'oar'. The sense 'public list of examinees' was borrowed for sound, and from it came 'notice, announcement'.
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