报亭
bào tíng · HSK 7
newsstand
📰 bào = newspaper + tíng = pavilion — a newspaper pavilion
报 means newspaper or report, 亭 means pavilion or small shelter. Together they describe the little roofed structure on the sidewalk where you buy newspapers and magazines.
报 — hand 扌 (报) + 卩 seal/kneeling figure
Originally 報 depicted a hand pressing a kneeling criminal under a manacle (幸 + 卩 + 又), meaning 'to judge' or 'requite a crime.' From 'repay/requite' it broadened to 'respond, report, announce.' The simplified form 报 keeps the hand 扌 and 卩 but drops the manacle element.