客

kè

customer; visitor; guest

classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food)

roof (宀) + each arrival (各) = guest under your roof

各 originally conveyed the idea of 'each coming from a different place.' Under a roof, someone who has arrived from elsewhere is your guest.

宀+各→客

各EachSemantic

宀RoofSemantic

博客写手

bó kè xiě shǒu

blogger

博客话剧

bó kè huà jù

blog drama (netspeak)

行客

xíng kè

visitor

逐客令

zhú kè lìng

the First Emperor's order to expel foreigners

游客

yóu kè

traveler; tourist

过客

guò kè

passing traveler

远客

yuǎn kè

guest from afar

部落客

bù luò kè

blogger (Tw)

钓客

diào kè

angler

镖客

biāo kè

armed escort (of travelers or merchants' caravans)

门客

mén kè

hanger-on

开市客

kāi shì kè

Costco (warehouse club chain)