TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
賓
賓 ＝ 貝 ＋ 宀
ㄅㄧㄣ · bīn
noun — a guest, a visitor of honor
字源 FORM — what the parts do
宀聲gives the soundthe top stands for the fuller phonetic 𡧍 (宀+兵), sound bīn
Cowries (貝) brought in — the gift a guest carries, received with honor. The top 宀 carries the sound bīn: 說文 reads it 从貝宀聲, and the older graph wrote a fuller phonetic 𡧍 (宀 over 兵). From the honored visitor: 賓客 guests, 來賓 those who come, 賓至如歸 made to feel at home, 喧賓奪主 the guest overpowering the host.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
屋頂（宀）下，來人捧著一份禮（貝）進門——以禮相待的，就是賓。
Under the roof (宀), someone steps in bearing a gift (貝) — received with honor, that is 賓, the guest.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)賓、貴賓— a guest of honor常用
→賓客、來賓— guests, visitors常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension