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Both forms 并(􁙡𢆙幷) and 並(􁱷𠀤竝並󰀂) originally depicted two people standing side by side.  
 
Both forms 并(􁙡𢆙幷) and 並(􁱷𠀤竝並󰀂) originally depicted two people standing side by side.  
 
并/幷 (by one explanation, with reference to the oldest forms of the character) derives from 从 ‘two people’, joined together by one or two horizontal lines; compare 卒.
 
并/幷 (by one explanation, with reference to the oldest forms of the character) derives from 从 ‘two people’, joined together by one or two horizontal lines; compare 卒.
But Shuōwén explains 􁙡(𢆙幷并) as being comprised of 􁙟(从; cf. 􁙢比􁙣夶; 􁱷𠀤) atop 􂟾(幵开), the latter (“幵, 平也”) being phonetic (modern 幵 jiān/qiān, also said to be phonetic in 􁡪形). Of 并, HDZ says only ‘同 “幷”’ (q.v.).
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But Shuōwén explains 𢆙幷并(􁙡) as being comprised of 从(􁙟; cf. 􁙢比􁙣夶; 􁱷𠀤) atop 幵开(􂟾), the latter (“幵, 平也”) being phonetic (modern 幵 jiān/qiān, also said to be phonetic in 􁡪形). Of 并, HDZ says only ‘同 “幷”’ (q.v.).
Shuōwén explains 􁱷(𠀤竝並並󰀂) as being derived from 立 (lì) ‘big standing man’ doubled: 夶 ‘two men standing together’ on 一 ‘common ground’.
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Shuōwén explains 𠀤竝並並󰀂(􁱷) as being derived from 立 (lì) ‘big standing man’ doubled: 夶 ‘two men standing together’ on 一 ‘common ground’.
 
Thus, the two characters 并/並 formerly were regarded as distinct (they have separate entries in Shuōwén); Karlgren(1923) says they were cognate words but not identical.
 
Thus, the two characters 并/並 formerly were regarded as distinct (they have separate entries in Shuōwén); Karlgren(1923) says they were cognate words but not identical.
 
Nowadays, works such as 《汉字正字手册》 say the two are to be regarded as a single character, uniformly written 并.
 
Nowadays, works such as 《汉字正字手册》 say the two are to be regarded as a single character, uniformly written 并.

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[bìng] (F​) combine, merge; (F​) and; equally; truly [bīng] 并​ [bǐng] cf. ​, ​) [bàn] (F​) [bàng] (F​) (HDC)

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Both forms 并(​𢆙) and ​(​𠀤󰀂) originally depicted two people standing side by side.
    并/​ (by one explanation, with reference to the oldest forms of the character) derives from ​ ‘two people’, joined together by one or two horizontal lines; compare ​.
    But Shuōwén explains ​𢆙并 as being comprised of ​(; cf. ​; ​𠀤) atop ​, the latter (“​, ​”) being phonetic (modern ​ jiān/qiān, also said to be phonetic in ​). Of 并, HDZ says only ‘​ “​”’ (q.v.).
    Shuōwén explains ​𠀤󰀂 as being derived from ​ (lì) ‘big standing man’ doubled: ​ ‘two men standing together’ on ​ ‘common ground’.
    Thus, the two characters 并/​ formerly were regarded as distinct (they have separate entries in Shuōwén); Karlgren(1923) says they were cognate words but not identical.
    Nowadays, works such as 《​》 say the two are to be regarded as a single character, uniformly written 并.
    When the two forms 并/​ are distinguished, the verb ‘combine’ is written with 并 or with its more complex variant ​ (or ​), while the adverb/conjunction ‘together’ is written with ​, as are most of the common compound words.
    In 《​》 the character 并 bìng is used for verbal ​ ‘combine, merge, gather together’ (​并, ​) and verbal/adverbial ​/​ ‘merge/together’ (​并, 并​ ‘annex (territory)’; 并​ ‘adv./conj.’) meanings; 并 bìng is also said to be used for ​ píng as in ​ ‘buffer’ (annexed territorial buffer); 并 bǐng (​, ​退, ​) ‘discard/abandon/retire/check’ is another old verbal reading; 并 bīng in an old place name “并​” derives from 《​》 and 《​》.
►references: Guǎngyùn:192.33,431.19; Wieger:115b,60L; Karlgren:AD741,742,GSR824b; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:1.242.6; Mathews:5292; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:034.1.02; Wáng(1993):165
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►Cantonese: bing\ bing-
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