並

• 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 並󠄁.

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))

• 普, 掽, 湴, 椪, 碰, 䗒, 諩, 踫, 䰃, 潂

• 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

• Unihan data for U+FA70

From the clerical script (隸書) of 竝 (OC *beːŋʔ), originally depicting two people standing side-by-side.

並

1. to be side by side; to be in a row

   並存／并存  ―  bìngcún  ―  to coexist

2. simultaneously; at the same time
3. Used before a negative for emphasis; actually; in fact

   並非／并非  ―  bìngfēi  ―  in fact is not

   我並沒有跟他說。 [MSC, trad.]
   我并没有跟他说。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ bìng méiyǒu gēn tā shuō. [Pinyin]

   I have not told them anything.

4. and; moreover; furthermore

   並且／并且  ―  bìngqiě  ―  moreover

5. (Southern Min) than

   並你較好／并你较好 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  phēng lí khah hó [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  better than you

6. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to compete; to match one's strength with
7. (Taiwanese Hokkien) the most

   這個囡仔並愛哭的。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   这个囡仔并爱哭的。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Chit-ê gín-á phēng ài khàu--ê. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   This kid likes to cry the most.

8. (～母) (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 並 (MC bengX)

並

1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 傍 (“to be near; approaching”)

• “並”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (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 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
• 李如龙 [Li, Ru-long], 刘福铸 [Liu, Fu-zhu], 吴华英 [Wu, Hua-ying], 黄国城 [Huang, Guo-cheng] (2019) “并（～且）”, in 莆仙方言调查报告 [Investigation Report on Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 274.

(Sixth grade kyōiku kanji, shinjitai kanji, kyūjitai form 竝)

• 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 (naraberu, 並べる, Jōyō)、ならぶ (narabu, 並ぶ, Jōyō)、ならびに (narabini, 並びに, Jōyō)

As a variant of 徬/傍:^[1]

• Go-on: ぼう (bō)^{←ばう (bau, historical)}
• Kan-on: ほう (hō)^{←はう (fau, historical)}
• Kun: よる (yoru, 並る)、そう (sou, 並う)^{←そふ (sofu, 並ふ, historical)}、つらなる (tsuranaru, 並なる)

As a variant of 伴, and as in 同竝:^[1]

• Go-on: ばん (ban)
• Kan-on: はん (han)
• Kun: ともなう (tomonau, 並う)^{←ともなふ (tomonafu, 並ふ, historical)}

• (Tokyo) なみ [nàmí] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [na̠mʲi]

並(なみ) • (nami) 

1. something medium, average, common, ordinary
2. a row or line of things

• 並(へい)列(れつ) (heiretsu)
• 並(へい)置(ち) (heichi)
• 並(な)木(みき) (namiki)
• 人(ひと)並(なみ) (hitonami)
• 軒(のき)並(なみ) (nokinami)

並(なみ) • (-nami) 

1. average, medium
2. same as, on par with, equivalent to
   • 2025 July 20, “中日春秋”, in 中日新聞（市民版） [Chunichi Shimbun (citizen's edition)], morning edition, 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 fan support like pop idols?

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• 特

並 (eumhun 나란히 병 (naranhi byeong))

1. hanja form^? of 병 (“side by side, together, in order”)

並 (eumhun 아우를 병 (aureul byeong))

1. hanja form^? of 병 (“combine, annex”)

並 (eumhun 곁 방 (gyeot bang))

1. hanja form^? of 방 (“side, vicinity”)

並 (eumhun 땅 이름 반 (ttang ireum ban))

1. hanja form^? of 반 (“used in place names”)

• Naver Hanja Dictionary: 並

並: Hán Nôm readings: tịnh

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