併

See also: 倂 and 并

併	U+4F75, 併 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F75

← 佴
[U+4F74]

CJK Unified Ideographs

佶 →
[U+4F76]

Translingual

Han character

併 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, Cangjie input 人廿廿 (OTT), four-corner 2824₁, composition ⿰亻并)

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 100, character 22
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 561
Dae Jaweon: page 212, character 17
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 153, character 3
Unihan data for U+4F75

Chinese

trad.		併/倂/并^*
simp.		并^*

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 併
Oracle bone script j18934 Small seal script s05756 Transcribed ancient scripts L24296
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

Characters in the same phonetic series (并) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
鵧	*bi
駢	*beːn
胼	*beːn
骿	*beːn
軿	beːn, beːŋ
賆	*beːn
跰	preŋs, beːn
恲	*pʰreŋ
鮩	breŋʔ, beːŋʔ, *biɡ
絣	*preːŋ
拼	*preːŋ
迸	*preːŋs
姘	pʰreːŋ, pʰeːŋ
皏	*pʰreːŋʔ
併	breːŋʔ, breːŋs, peŋʔ, peŋs, *beːŋʔ
并	peŋ, peŋs
栟	*peŋ
屏	peŋ, peŋʔ, *beːŋ
箳	peŋ, beːŋ
餅	*peŋʔ
鉼	*peŋʔ
摒	*peŋs
庰	*beŋs
偋	*beŋs
艵	*pʰeːŋ
頩	pʰeːŋ, pʰeːŋʔ
竮	pʰeːŋ, beːŋ
瓶	*beːŋ
缾	*beːŋ
蛢	*beːŋ
荓	*beːŋ
郱	*beːŋ
洴	*beːŋ
蓱	*beːŋ

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *breːŋʔ, *breːŋs, *peŋʔ, *peŋs, *beːŋʔ): semantic 人 (“man”) + phonetic 并 (OC *peŋ, *peŋs).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bìng (bing⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄥˋ

(Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): bīng

(Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): bīn
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bing³ / ping³

(Dongguan, Jyutping++): peang³
Gan (Wiktionary): bin⁴
Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): bin⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): biang³
Northern Min (KCR): bèng
Eastern Min (BUC): biáng / béng
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bing⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pèng
Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): biang³
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): bin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bìng
  - Wade–Giles: ping⁴
  - Yale: bìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: binq
  - Palladius: бин (bin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵¹/
- (Xi'an)
  - Guanzhong Pinyin: bīng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Nanjing)
  - Nanjing Pinyin: bīn
  - Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): bin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pĩ⁴⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: bing³ / ping³
  - Yale: bing / ping
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bing³ / ping³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bing³ / ping³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɪŋ³³/, /pʰɪŋ³³/
- (Dongguan, Guancheng)
  - Jyutping++: peang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰəŋ³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: bin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin³⁵/
Hakka
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: bin⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pin⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: biang³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /piaŋ⁴⁵/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bèng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /peiŋ⁴²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: biáng / béng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piɑŋ²¹³/, /pɛiŋ²¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: bing⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bi̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pèng
  - Tâi-lô: pìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pexng
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /piɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /piɪŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /piɪŋ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪŋ²¹/
Southern Pinghua
- (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
  - Jyutping++: biang³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /piɐŋ⁵⁵/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: bin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pin⁴⁵/

Middle Chinese: pjiengX, bengX, pjiengH

Rime
Character	併	併	併
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	並 (3)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	青 (125)	清 (121)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV	III
Fanqie	必郢切	蒲迥切	畀政切
Baxter	pjiengX	bengX	pjiengH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/piᴇŋ^X/	/beŋ^X/	/piᴇŋ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/piɛŋ^X/	/beŋ^X/	/piɛŋ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/piæŋ^X/	/bɛŋ^X/	/piæŋ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/piajŋ^X/	/bɛjŋ^X/	/piajŋ^H/
Li Rong	/piɛŋ^X/	/beŋ^X/	/piɛŋ^H/
Wang Li	/pĭɛŋ^X/	/bieŋ^X/	/pĭɛŋ^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi̯ɛŋ^X/	/bʱieŋ^X/	/pi̯ɛŋ^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bǐng	bìng	bìng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bing²	bing⁶	bing³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*breːŋʔ/, /*breːŋs/, /*peŋʔ/, /*peŋs/, /*beːŋʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	併	併	併	併	併
Reading #	1/5	2/5	3/5	4/5	5/5
No.	928	929	937	939	960
Phonetic component	并	并	并	并	并
Rime group	耕	耕	耕	耕	耕
Rime subdivision	0	0	0	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	𠊧	𠊧	餅	摒	竝
Old Chinese	/*breːŋʔ/	/*breːŋs/	/*peŋʔ/	/*peŋs/	/*beːŋʔ/
Notes	原右作並此爲注內或體	原右作並

Definitions

併

to combine; to amalgamate

Compounds

一併 / 一并 (yībìng)
併入 / 并入 (bìngrù)
併兼 / 并兼
併力 / 并力 (bìnglì)
併名 / 并名
併吞 / 并吞 (bìngtūn)
併攏 / 并拢 (bìnglǒng)
併案 / 并案 (bìng'àn)
併火 / 并火
併當 / 并当
併疊 / 并叠
併發 / 并发 (bìngfā)
併發症 / 并发症 (bìngfāzhèng)
併科 / 并科 (bìngkē)
併立 / 并立
併肩子 / 并肩子
併購 / 并购 (bìnggòu)
併贓拿賊 / 并赃拿贼
併贓治罪 / 并赃治罪
併除 / 并除
併骨 / 并骨 (bìnggǔ)
催併 / 催并
兼併 / 兼并 (jiānbìng)
合併 / 合并 (hébìng)
合併症 / 合并症 (hébìngzhèng)
吞併 / 吞并 (tūnbìng)
忙併 / 忙并
打併 / 打并
撤併 / 撤并
數罪併罰 / 数罪并罚 (shùzuì bìngfá)
歸併 / 归并 (guībìng)
火併 / 火并 (huǒbìng)
相併 / 相并
裁併 / 裁并 (cáibìng)
連三併四 / 连三并四
逼併 / 逼并
齊心併力 / 齐心并力

Japanese

Shinjitai	併
Kyūjitai	倂

Kanji

併

(Jōyō kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 倂)

join

Readings

Go-on: ひょう (hyō)^{←ひやう (fyau, historical)}、びょう (byō)^{←びやう (byau, historical)}
Kan-on: へい (hei, Jōyō)
Kun: あわせる (awaseru, 併せる, Jōyō)^{←あはせる (afaseru, 併せる, historical)}、ならぶ (narabu, 併ぶ)、しかし (shikashi, 併し)

Compounds

Korean

Hanja

併 (eum 병 (byeong))

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Vietnamese

Han character

併: Hán Nôm readings: tính

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