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Translingual
Stroke order
A graphical variant exists for this character, with the dots on either side of the bottom component 亚 written as right angles (𠃊 and 𠃎 ) instead of the usual dots (丶 and ㇒ ).
In the historical Kangxi dictionary , derived characters of 並 such as 掽 and 湴 are written using this form but not the character 並 itself.
Additionally, the Kangxi Dictionary frequently used 𠀤 , a variant of 並, but ironically not present.
This variant is also the 舊字形 / 旧字形 (jiùzìxíng ) form of 並 used in printed publications before 1965 in mainland China.
A CJK compatibility ideograph exists at U+FA70
for this variant that is used in North Korean computing. An Ideographic Variation Sequence also exists as U+4E26 U+E0101
, producing 並󠄁.
Han character
並 (Kangxi radical 1, 一 +7, 8 strokes, cangjie input 廿廿金 (TTC ), four-corner 80102 , composition ⿱䒑 业 or ⿱丷 亚 (U+4E26
) or ⿳䒑 ⿲𠃊 ⿰丨 丨𠃎 一 (U+FA70
))
Derived characters
Additional Derived Characters
𭀤 , , 𤽽 , 𧡟 , 𨂝 , 𠊧 , 𠵔 , 𡌶 , 𢛰 , 𪻁 , 𦝤 , 𡴢 , , 𮈝 , 𱺲 , 𱻼 , 𲄹 , 𮨿 , 𫡂 , 𩤀 , 𩹁
𭄀 , 𣮧 , 𤯭 , 𡖼 , 𠁔 , 𠁝 , 𫡀 , 𠁜 , 𠁟 , 𨂞 , 𫡁 , 𪢭 , 𤣋 , 𦫄 , 𨏨 , 𮕄 , 𨟘 , 𣤞 , 𦆫
Further reading
Kangxi Dictionary: page 78 , character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 54
Dae Jaweon: page 157, character 25
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 246, character 2
Unihan data for U+4E26
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
湴
*breːms
跰
*preŋs, *beːn
並
*beːŋʔ
竝
*beːŋʔ
From the clerical script (隸書 ) of 竝 (OC *beːŋʔ ), originally depicting two people standing side-by-side.
Pronunciation 1
Note :
bêng - literary;
piâng - vernacular.
Note :
pia5/pie5/piann5 - vernacular;
bing4 - literary.
Note :
“than; to compete; the most”:
pēng (Xiamen, Zhangzhou);
pěng (Quanzhou);
phēng (Zhangzhou, Taiwan.
other senses:
Note :
bong6 - vernacular;
bêng6 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
並
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
bìng
Middle Chinese
‹ bengX ›
Old Chinese
/*ˁeŋʔ/
English
side by side, together
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
並
Reading #
1/1
No.
964
Phonetic component
並
Rime group
耕
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
竝
Old Chinese
/*beːŋʔ/
Notes
同 竝 ,隸 變 爲 並
Definitions
並
to be side by side ; to be in a row
並 存/ 并 存 ― bìng cún ― to co exist
simultaneously ; at the same time
Used before a negative for emphasis ; actually ; in fact
並 非/ 并 非 ― bìng fēi ― in fact is not
我 並 沒有 跟 他 說 。 我 并 没有 跟 他 说 。 Wǒ bìng méiyǒu gēn tā shuō. I have not told them anything.
and ; moreover ; furthermore
並 且/ 并 且 ― bìng qiě ― moreover
( Southern Min ) than
並 你 較 好 / 并 你 较 好 ― phēng lí khah hó ― better than you
( Zhangzhou Hokkien ) to compete ; to match one's strength with
( Taiwanese Hokkien ) the most
這個 囡仔 並 愛 哭 的 。 这个 囡仔 并 爱 哭 的 。 Chit-ê gín-á phēng ài khàu--ê. This kid likes to cry the most .
( ~母 ) ( Chinese linguistics ) the Middle Chinese initial of 並 (MC bengX )
Compounds
Pronunciation 2
Definitions
並
( obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese ) alternative form of 傍 ( “ to be near ; approaching ” )
Further reading
“並 ”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C. , 2025 .
“並 ”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C. , 2025 .
李如龙 , 刘福铸 , 吴华英 , 黄国城 (2019 ) “并(~且) ”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press , →ISBN , page 274 .
Japanese
Kanji
並
(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji , shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 竝 )
Readings
Go-on : びょう ( byō ) ←びやう ( byau , historical )
Kan-on : へい ( hei , Jōyō )
Kun : なみ ( nami , 並 , Jōyō ) 、ならべる ( nara beru , 並べる , Jōyō ) 、ならぶ ( nara bu , 並ぶ , Jōyō ) 、ならびに ( nara bini , 並びに , Jōyō )
As a variant of 徬 /傍 :
As a variant of 伴 , and as in 同竝 :
Pronunciation
Alternative spellings
竝 ( kyūjitai ) 並み
Noun
並( なみ ) • (nami )
something medium , average , common , ordinary
a row or line of things
Compounds
Suffix
並( なみ ) • (-nami )
average , medium
same as, on par with, equivalent to
2025 July 20, Chunichi Shimbun , number 29679 , page 1:政治家もアイドル並み に応援される時代か。 Seijika mo aidoru nami ni ōen sareru jidai ka. Is this the era where politicians get fans' support like pop idols?
See also
References
Korean
Hanja
並 (eumhun 나란히 병 ( naranhi byeong ) )
hanja form? of 병 ( “ side by side , together , in order ” )
並 (eumhun 아우를 병 ( aureul byeong ) )
hanja form? of 병 ( “ combine , annex ” )
並 (eumhun 곁 방 ( gyeot bang ) )
hanja form? of 방 ( “ side , vicinity ” )
並 (eumhun 땅 이름 반 ( ttang ireum ban ) )
hanja form? of 반 ( “ used in place names ” )
References
Vietnamese
Han character
並 : Hán Nôm readings: tịnh
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