V.I.P., guest
賓 centers on a person of high status who is received with respect: a V.I.P. or honored guest. The idea is someone important being welcomed and treated specially.
賓 combines 宀 (roof, building) with 貝 (shell, valuable) and an upper element that likely contributed the sound. The overall idea is a valuable person under a roof, i.e., an honored guest. The exact historical development of the upper component is uncertain.
Under a roof 宀, a valuable shell 貝 is treated like a V.I.P. guest. Imagine welcoming a precious shell as if it were an honored visitor.
For ヒン, picture a V.I.P. guest being welcomed with a hint of ceremony: hint -> ヒン, and the guest feels honored.
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house
state guest
noble visitor
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
(in China) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)
good guest; interesting guest
foreign guest
visitor from afar; guest
visitor's seats
guest speaker
guest speaker
guest of honor; guest of honour
company guest
VIP room; VIP lounge; room reserved for special guests
objective case
object
Pindola; Pindola Bharadvaja (one of four Arhats asked by the Buddha to remain in the world to propagate Buddhist law)
welcoming honored guests (esp. from overseas)