Meaning & readings
row, and, besides, as well as, line up, rank with, rival, equal
Origin
This character shows two people standing side by side, represented by the two vertical strokes with horizontal arms (like simplified figures). When multiple people or things stand next to each other in this way, they form a row or line. The doubling of the figure emphasizes the idea of things arranged together in order, which is why 並 came to mean "row," "line up," or "rank with." The visual concept of bodies positioned equally next to one another directly expresses the meaning of parallel arrangement and equality.
AI-generated (claude-haiku-4-5), not yet reviewed. Formation type (automated guess): Pictographic or simple.
Components
This character is treated as a single, undivided shape (並).
Common words
Reference
- Strokes
- 8
- Kangxi radical
- 1
- Grade
- Grade 6 (Kyōiku)
- Frequency rank
- #599 (newspapers)
- Former JLPT
- level 2
- Unicode
- U+04E26