bǎng

variant of 榜[bang3]

Wood (木) + beside (旁) = posted notice board

A wooden board posted beside a gate or hall displayed the names of those who passed — making 旁 (beside, alongside) surprisingly apt here. Together they evoke a notice board mounted at the side of a public building.

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老师把成绩贴在教室门口。

lǎo shī bǎ chéng jì bǎng tiē zài jiào shì mén kǒu。

The teacher posted the grades list at the classroom door.

他的名字出现在全校的荣誉上。

tā de míng zì chū xiàn zài quán xiào de róng yù bǎng shàng。

His name appeared on the school-wide honor roll.

Words with 榜

金榜题名

jīn bǎng tí míng

to win top marks in the imperial examinations

金榜

jīn bǎng

(lit.) tablet with inscription in gold

霸榜

bà bǎng

to dominate a chart; to top a ranking

上榜

shàng bǎng

to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam)

光荣榜

guāng róng bǎng

honor roll

出榜

chū bǎng

to publish class list of successful exam candidates

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 of Zhou's 周武王[Zhou1 Wu3 wang2] overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc

排名榜

pái míng bǎng

ranking

排行榜

pái háng bǎng

the charts (of best-sellers)

榜一大哥

bǎng yī dà gē

highest-ranking donor of a live streamer

榜单

bǎng dān

list of successful applicants for college admission

榜样

bǎng yàng

model; example (for people to follow); (in reference to a person) role model

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