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并 6 strokes

并 bìng — and; furthermore

6 strokes · radical 干 (dry) · traditional 並

8 strokes · simplified 并

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A way to remember it

Two people standing together, shoulder to shoulder. It means side by side, then to merge, and 并且 links two things that stand together in a sentence.

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Two people standing together, shoulder to shoulder.

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并不并且一并

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