相伴

xiāng bàn · HSK 7

to accompany each other

👫 相 (mutual) + 伴 (companion) = keep each other company

相 carries the each-other sense seen in 相互 (mutual); 伴 is companion, as in 伙伴 (partner). Together they mean two people accompanying one another.

伴 — person radical 亻 + half 半
A semantic-phonetic compound: 亻(person) gives the meaning and 半 (bàn, 'half') supplies the sound while also hinting at 'one of a pair.' The original sense was 'companion' or 'partner,' someone who is your other half, and from there it extended to 'accompany.'

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