TSUMUGU · C1 (est.) · 字
併
併 ＝ 亻 ＋ 并
ㄅㄧㄥˋ · bìng
verb — to combine, to merge, to put side by side
字源 FORM — what the parts do
亻義a person
并聲gives the soundbìng — also two people brought together, side by side
A person (亻) and 并, which already draws people brought together. 并 carries the sound bìng, and its own meaning — joined side by side — runs right into 併: to combine, to merge. From there: 合併 to merge, 併吞 to annex, 併肩 shoulder to shoulder, 併發 to break out at once. 并 is dual-role — sound and the joining.
意 · Meanings
(本義)合併、併— to combine, to merge常用
→併肩、併排— side by side
→併吞— to annex, to swallow up
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
并bìngthe sound it carries — 并 alone is together, and; 併 adds for to merge並bìngthe near-twin — 並 stands two 立 together for side by side; 併 stresses the merging into one