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Simplified form of 並. Depicts two people standing, one behind another.
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并 is the simplified form of 並 (and also 併). The traditional 並 depicted two people standing side by side; its simplified counterpart 并 reimagines them as one behind another, a streamlined form that retains the notion of pairing. This visual yields the primary senses "side by side", "simultaneously", and "to combine". Beyond these, 并 serves as a conjunction that links clauses, meaning "and", "furthermore", or "also", marking a sequential or additive connection. The modern character unites the two figures into a single cohesive symbol: two dots above a horizontal stroke and two vertical strokes extending downward like legs.
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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。
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