并
並bìng
#141 most
frequent character
combine, merge, incorporate
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
并 shows one person beside another, with two strokes 二 across their legs, so it first meant 'two people grouped together'. That grew to 'together' and then 'to combine, put together'.
Drawn as: person beside person; two strokes across legs
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Example Sentences
我们可以把这两种材料并在一起。
wǒmen kěyǐ bǎzhèliǎng zhǒng cáiliào bìng zàiyīqǐ 。
We can combine these two materials together.
我希望把这两个项目并，方便管理。
wǒ xīwàng bǎzhèliǎng gè xiàngmù bìng ， fāngbiàn guǎnlǐ 。
I hope to merge these two projects for easier management.
他们决定并公司，以便提供更好的服务。
tāmen juédìng bìng gōngsī ， yǐbiàn tígōng gēnghǎo de fúwù 。
They decided to incorporate the companies in order to provide better service.
Grammar Points
Same Characters, Different Readings
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