bǎngbàngpèng

placard

A sign posted  on a tree  also provides the pronunciation

Components
木 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

tree

旁 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

páng

  

side

Evolution

榜 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
榜 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

bǎng

placard; list of successful exam candidates; notice or announcement; list of names; public roll of successful examinees

() 

bàng

to row; oar; Taiwan pr. [bèng]

() 

pèng

to whip

() 

bǎng

variant of [bǎng]

Most common words with 榜
Freq.
Word
Meaning

list of names

榜样

example

榜首

top of the list

排行榜

table of ranking

上榜

to make the list