偕

Core senses center on accompaniment and synchronicity—actors moving, existing, or acting in concert. This includes:

• Accompaniment: To go with or accompany.
• Simultaneity: Acting at the same time or in unison.
• Order/Harmony: In certain contexts, this extends to "being in order" or "harmonious."

• Adverbial: Modifies a verb to indicate that subjects are acting as a collective unit.
• Verbal: Functions as the predicate meaning "to accompany" or "to go along with."

When distinguishing 偕 from other terms of togetherness:

• vs. 同 (tóng): While 同 often implies sameness, identity, or shared nature, 偕 emphasizes the manner of action—the act of being side-by-side.
• vs. 共 (gòng): While 共 typically implies sharing a resource or common goal, 偕 suggests accompaniment and kinetic synchronicity.
• vs. 俱 (jù): 俱 is generally more inclusive (often functioning as "all" or "everyone"), whereas 偕 is more specific to the pairing or grouping of actors in shared movement.

Be alert for phonetic loans; in early texts, 偕 may be used interchangeably with 諧. If a literal sense of "together" results in an improbable reading in contexts involving aesthetics or statecraft, test the reading as "harmonious."