拼

pīn
并 + 扌
HSK 3.0Level 5

Definitions

pīn (verb) to piece together; to join together
pīn (verb) to stake all; to risk everything
pīn (verb) to spell

Etymology

Phonosemantic compound. 扌 represents the meaning and 并 represents the sound.

Semantic: 扌 Phonetic: 并

About

The left-side hand radical 扌 suggests that the action involves the hands, while the right-side component 并 (bìng) gives the character its sound. The original meaning is the physical act of assembling or fitting together separate fragments into a single, unified whole. Over time, this concrete sense of joining spread into more abstract territory, coming to denote intense exertion and risk , the idea of staking everything, fighting desperately, or giving one's utmost to reach a difficult aim.

Example Sentences Hide

我们一起拼图吧。

Wǒmen yīqǐ pīntú ba.

Let's do the puzzle together.

孩子喜欢拼积木。

Háizi xǐhuān pīn jīmù.

Children like building with blocks.

他工作很拼命。

Tā gōngzuò hěn pīnmìng.

He works very hard.

学习英语要拼单词。

Xuéxí Yīngyǔ yào pīn dāncí.

Learning English requires spelling words.

为了成功，我们必须拼搏。

Wèile chénggōng, wǒmen bìxū pīnbó.

For success, we must struggle hard.

他们正在拼凑事件的真相。

Tāmen zhèngzài pīncòu shìjiàn de zhēnxiàng.

They are piecing together the truth of the incident.

很多人选择拼车以减少费用。

Hěnduō rén xuǎnzé pīnchē yǐ jiǎnshǎo fèiyòng.

Many people choose carpooling to reduce costs.

尽管困难重重，他仍然拼命坚持，最终完成了项目。

Jǐnguǎn kùnnán chóngchóng, tā réngrán pīnmìng jiānchí, zuìzhōng wánchéng le xiàngmù.

Despite numerous difficulties, he still persevered hard and finally completed the project.

Related Characters

Component: 并

瓶 屏 饼 迸 骈 姘 胼 軿 餅 缾 鉼 絣 䦕 併

Component: 扌

把 提 打 报 接 指 据 拉 持 技 找 推 投 护

Example Words

拼命 拼图 拼搏 打拼 拼接 拼死 拼凑 拼爹 拼盘 拼车 拼音 拼斗 比拼 七拼八凑 全拼 拼刺 拼力 拼合 拼命三郎 拼单 拼婚 拼字 拼客 拼写