The story of 雙

double, two

雙 is composed of two隹 (bird) and又(the picture of a right hand, means also). 雙depicts two birds being grabbed by a hand, so隻 is used to describe something double.

Vocabulary of 雙

  • 雙數 (even number)
  • 無雙 (incomparable
  • matchless)

Classification

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