Definitions
(conjunction)
and; also; furthermore
(adverb)
together with; simultaneously
(verb)
to combine; to join; to merge
Etymology
Simplified form of 並. Depicts two people standing, one behind another.
About
The character "并", which is the simplified form representing the traditional characters "並" and "併", derives from an early concept of combining or placing entities together. Structurally, the simplified "并" is analyzed as consisting of the components "丷" and "开", while the traditional form "並" explicitly includes the radical "立" for standing above the element "并". Over time, its meaning shifted from indicating physical merger or adjacency to acquiring grammatical roles such as a conjunction, an adverb for addition, and an emphatic marker in contemporary usage.
Example Sentences Hide
他并不喜欢这个电影。
我并没有看到你。
学习并且工作是很累的。
这两个公司合并了。
他不仅聪明，并且勤奋。
并行处理可以提高效率。
他并未意识到自己的错误。
这个问题并不简单，并且需要深入研究。