Dong Chinese dictionary

bìng

side by side

Originally written as 竝, which depicts two people standing (立) side by side.

Components

立 Iconic component

lì

stand

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 立 than it was in ancient scripts.

立 Iconic component

lì

stand

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 立 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

bìng

equal to; side by side; also, what is more; both; and; furthermore; also; together with; (not) at all; simultaneously; to combine; to join; to merge

Most common words with 並

Component uses

Sound component in 4 characters (2 verified)

Sources