并拢 (bìng lǒng) — to bring together (e.g., fingers, legs, wings); to close (body parts)

Definition

Used for body parts (fingers, legs, wings) — move them close together so they touch or nearly touch. Almost always used with 把, e.g. 把腿并拢.

verb
to bring together (e.g., fingers, legs, wings)to close (body parts)

Examples

  • 并拢。
    Qǐng bǎ shǒu zhǐ bìng lǒng.
    Please bring your fingers together.
  • 并拢，。
    Tā bìng lǒng shuāng tuǐ, zhàn dé hěn zhí.
    He brought his legs together and stood very straight.
  • 并拢，。
    Xiǎo niǎo bìng lǒng chì bǎng, luò zài shù zhī shàng.
    The little bird brought its wings together and landed on a branch.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéSide by side

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

并bìngput together
拢lǒnggather

并 (put together) + 拢 (gather): bring things together.

Characters in this word

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 攏; 拢 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
手手shǒuhand
Sound part声符shēngfú
龍
龍lóng攏lǒng
Same sound today

The traditional form 攏 combines 手 (hand) with 龍 for sound; the simplified 拢 is a shorthand, so its right side is not the historical 龍.

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