并 bìng — combine, and · English

并

bìng

combine, and

At a glance · 并

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

甲骨文、金文象二人并立相连之形，会意并列、合并。隶楷作「並」「并」等，简化作「并」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「并」本指并列、一并，引申为连词「并且」。

Structure

会意字，从二立（或二人），二人并立之形。

At a glance

Pinyinbìng

Radical干

Strokes6

UnicodeU+5E76

Character type会意

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English combine, and To combine, unite; and, also.

Français combiner, et Combiner, unir; et, aussi.

Español combinar, y Combinar, unir; y, también.

العربية يجمع، و يجمع أو وايضًا.

Русский объединять, и Объединять, соединять; и, также.

Common words

并且bìng qiěand
合并hé bìngmerge

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