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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 6 (est.) · 詞
合併 word · TOCFL 6 (est.)
合併 ＝ 合 ＋ 併
ㄏㄜˊ ㄅㄧㄥˋ · hébìng
verb — to merge; to combine (companies, units) into one

字源 FORM — what the parts do

合to join, to close together (合起來)hé
併to put side by side, to combine (併攏)bìng亻 a person, 并 lending both sound and its sense, joined-together
合併，合起來的合，兼併的併。
關 · Related
併吞bìngtūnthe same 併 — to swallow up and absorb結合jiéhéanother joining — 結 binds, 合 closes