并 (bìng) - Meaning, Stroke Order & Audio

并

bìng[bing4]Tone 4

and / furthermore / together

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並

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English · and / furthermore / together

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Topology:Single character

Strokes:8

Writing Balance Rule: Maintain vertical symmetry with parallel horizontal strokes spaced evenly, ensuring the standing vertical structures support the top canopy.

Simplification Logic: The traditional form 從並 simplified into the modern compact character 并 by streamlining the repeating structural strokes into a clean, unified glyph.

1. Meaning

and, furthermore, also

together withsimultaneouslyto combine, join, or mergeat all (used with negation for emphasis, e.g. 并不 bìng bù)

Conjunction / Adverb / VerbNeutral#conjunction#logic#union#actions

Sample Usage

我和他并肩走着。
Wǒ hé tā bìngjiān zǒu zhe.
He and I are walking side by side.
这并不容易。
Zhè bìng bù róngyì.
This is not easy at all.

2. Sound

/[piŋ⁵¹]/Tone: 51

并

bìngbing4

`(51)

=bìng

Initial Consonant

Type: Unaspirated Bilabial

Sounds like: b sound as in 'boy'

Unaspirated

Airflow Tactile Test: No burst of air. A tissue in front of lips should stay still.

Tongue & Mouth Position: Both lips pressed together lightly before releasing into the vowel.

Final Rhyme

ing

Vowel Group: -i vowel group

Sounds like: -ing rhymes with 'sing' or 'ring'

Mouth Shape Guide: Pronounce as standalone vowel 'eeng'.

Common Learner Trap: Keep vowel quality steady across all 4 tone contours.

Tone

T4 (51)

5 → 1 (51)

4th Tone (High-Falling)

Tone Pitch & Cadence: Tone 4 starts high and plunges straight down, like an emphatic 'No!' or a sharp command.

Sandhi: When followed by another Tone 4 syllable, the tone shifts to a shorter half-falling pitch before resuming normal cadence.

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Listening trap: Do not confuse with bīn (Tone 1) or bīng (Tone 1, ice). Ensure the falling tone is sharp and terminates at the bottom of your vocal range.

👋

Physical Tone Gesture: A decisive karate chop downward from high to low, representing the sharp falling Tone 4.

3. Writing

Topology: Single character · Strokes: 8 strokes

Writing Balance Rule: Maintain vertical symmetry with parallel horizontal strokes spaced evenly, ensuring the standing vertical structures support the top canopy.

Simplification Logic: The traditional form 從並 simplified into the modern compact character 并 by streamlining the repeating structural strokes into a clean, unified glyph.

4. Components

Radical 八 · Eight Radical (splitting or dividing)

The character visually depicts two people standing side by side or two horizontal layers merging together into a single unit.

丷 Two elements coming together at the top
开 Opening or structural base underneath

Phonetic Family (形声字家族)

8· Phonetic Root: 并 (bìng)

5. History

Liushu category: Compound ideogram (会意)

Origin: Originally depicted two people standing side by side facing the same direction, symbolizing companionship, equality, and joining forces.

Semantic Evolution: From the physical action of standing together or merging, it broadened into conjunctional uses ('and', 'furthermore') and adverbial emphasis ('not at all').

In ancient texts, it was frequently interchanged with 竝 to denote standing side by side.

6. Sinosphere

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Kanji (Japanese)

On: ヘイ / Kun: ならぶ / ならべる

🇰🇷

Hanja (Korean)

병

7. Memory

Vivid Mnemonic Story

Two friends stand side by 'ping' (bìng) pong tables, joining forces to play doubles together.

Phonetic Family (形声字家族)

饼

bǐngflatbread, cakeAdd the food/bread radical (饣) on the left to indicate something edible.

屏

píngscreenAdd the corpse/shelter radical (尸) on top to represent a protective screen.

Lookalikes & Traps (形近字)

并(bìng)

Compare with 拼 (pīn, to piece together), which features the hand radical (扌) on the left.

8. Mastery

Active Recall Challenge

这个问题[___]不简单。

Clue: bìng

Common Learner Pitfall

Forgetting that when used with negation (并不), it adds strong emphasis rather than literal conjunction, translating to 'not at all' rather than 'and not'.

Memory Prompts

Recognition: When you see 并, what does it mean as an adverb with negation?

Production: How do you write the conjunction meaning 'and' or 'furthermore' pronounced bìng?

并bìngand / furthermore / together

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