The Chinese Radical: 又


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Meaning
again, hand    又

Explanation Other radicals with a hand are: 攴寸廾爫手扌彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳

Used in these characters:
对
JLPT HSK 1
to reply, to answer, to oppose, to face
duì
又 寸
Left: once again 又 (image of a hand), right: skillful hand 寸
The two hands are opposite, when: replying.  
服
JLPT HSK 1
clothes, dress, to take (medicine)
fú
肉 卩 又
From left: body 月/肉, bent person 卩, hand 又
The (naked) body bends down with the hand for the clothes.  
友
JLPT HSK 1
friend
yǒu
友 又
Comprises twice a radical for hand: , 又 as shaking hands
They shake hands because they are friends.  
欢
JLPT HSK 1
joyous, happy, pleased
huān
又 欠
Left: once again 又 (image of a hand), right: deficient/lack 欠 (A yawning person 人 is lacking sth. [namely good manners])
Even though a hand is lacking, I stay happy.  
汉
JLPT HSK 1
man, Han ethnic group, Chinese (language)
hàn
氵 又
Left: water 氵, right: (once)again 又 (image of a hand) - In the Han dynasty there was an economic boom due to the waterways (= 氵) and hardworking hands 又
Water(-ways) and hands for the success of the Han Dynasty.  
报
JLPT HSK 2
to announce, to inform, report, newspaper
bào
扌 卩 又
Left: hand 扌, right: bent person 卩 and a further hand 又
About the bent person with two different hands was informed in an announcement.  
鸡
JLPT HSK 2
chicken, fowl
jī
又 鳥
Left: Once again 又 (shows a hand), right: bird 鸟 (simplified from 鳥 with head 日, tail フ, and claws 灬)
(The chicken is domesticated but other birds would fly away when touched.) You have your hand at this bird: the chicken.  
发
JLPT HSK 3
to send out, to show (one's feeling), to happen
fā, fà
发 又 友
Top: mountain 山 (drawn untidy), below: hand 又
(e.g. in a draft letter) The mountain was drawn by the hand very messy, but now (the letter) must be sent out.  
双
JLPT HSK 3
double, pair, two ..., both
shuāng
双 又
Two hands 又
Two hands make a pair.  
树
JLPT HSK 3
tree, to plant
shù
木 又 寸
Left: tree 木, right: to reply 对 (Once again 又 to give a skillful 寸 answer.) [又 shows a hand]
You need a tree and both hands (this hand 又 and your skillful hand 寸) to plant that tree.  
变
JLPT HSK 3
to change, to become different, to transform
biàn
亦 又 赤
Top: also/further 亦 (To understand this variation 亦 as red 赤, you can also/further do.) [red 赤: When earth (clay) 土 is burned 灬, the pottery turns red 赤], bottom: once again 又 (image of a hand)
(Did he work that much that the hand was blood-red?) A reddish hand stands for: making a change.  
戏
JLPT HSK 3
a play, drama, opera, trick
xì
又 戈
Left: again 又 (image of a hand), right: halberd 戈
Again and again the hand at the halberd in a play.  
又
JLPT HSK 3
(once) again, also
yòu
又
Pictograph of a hand
A hand, again.  
叔
JLPT HSK 3
uncle, father's younger brother
shū
叔 尗 又
Left: pepper plant 尗, right: hand 又
Pepper plants in the hands of my younger uncle.  
难
JLPT HSK 3
difficult (to...), problem, disaster, to scold
nán, nàn
难 又 隹
Left: once-again 又 (image of a hand), right: bird 隹
To use your hand (for catching) a bird is difficult!  
仅
JLPT HSK 4
merely, barely, only
jǐn
亻 又
Left: person 亻, right: again, also 又 (image of a hand)
A person with only one hand, merely.  
及
JLPT HSK 4
to reach, up to, and, in time for
jí
又 及
Left: person 人, right: image of a hand stretched out to reach something 丿
The person stretches out a hand to reach sth.  
紧
JLPT HSK 4
tight, strict, near, short (of money)
jǐn
又 糸
Top: knife 刀, again 又 (image of a hand), bottom: thread, string 糸
If you need a knife in your hand (to get free) from the threads, they are tight and strict.  
反
JLPT HSK 4
contrary, to oppose, against, instead, to reverse
fǎn
反 又 厂
Left: cliff 厂, right: hand 又
Climbing the cliff by hand? I am contrary.  
受
JLPT HSK 4
to receive, to accept, to suffer (passive marker)
shòu
受 爫 冖 又
From top: a hand reaching down 爫, cover 冖, hand 又
One hand from above holds a cover, the other hand receives it.  
度
JLPT HSK 4
degree, measure, x-times, extent
dù
度 广 廿 又
Outside: building 广, below: various objects 廿 (= twenty = two connected 一 tens 十), hand 又
(A room temperature of 20°C is comfortable.) The building will be at 20 (degrees) when I set the thermostate 廿 by hand to this extent / degree.  
取
JLPT HSK 4
to take, to fetch, to get, to choose
qǔ
取 又 耳
Left: ear 耳, right: hand 又
Take somebody's ear with the hand to take & fetch it.  
观
JLPT HSK 4
to look at, watch, observe, Taoist monastery
guān, guàn
又 見
Left: again 又 (image of a hand), right: to see 见/見 (.. an eye 目 on legs 儿), (cf.看)
With the hand and seeing to look at sth.  
坚
JLPT HSK 4
strong, solid, firm, unyielding, resolute
jiān
刂 又 土
Top: knife 刂 and hand 又, below: earth 土
With a knife in my hand I am on the earth: strong and resolute!  
权
JLPT HSK 5
(human) rights, authority, power
quán
木 又
Left: tree 木, right: (once)again, also 又 (image of a hand)
(To touch) a tree by hand is (everybody's) right.  
劝
JLPT HSK 5
to advise, to urge, persuade, to exhort
quàn
又 力
Left: hand 又, right: force 力
With your hand and force you can 'advise'.  
叙
JLPT HSK 5
to narrate, to chat, relate to a story
xù
余 又
Left: excess/rest 余 (A heap is still on the altar 示 [= to show], thus in excess.), right: hand 又
He needs an extra hand for narrating.  
艰
JLPT HSK 5
difficult, hard, hardship, terrible (task)
jiān
又 艮
Left: hand 又, right: not good 艮 ('good' would be 良, but here the accent 丶 is missing, thus 'not good')
With a hand, that is not good, it's difficult.  
滩
JLPT HSK 5
coast, beach, shoal
tān
氵 难 又 隹
Left: water 氵, right: difficult 难 (By hand 又 to catch a bird 隹 is difficult.)
(There is only salt water at the coast) The water is difficult (to use) if it is from the coast.  
叉
JLPT HSK 5
fork, pitchfork, prong, to diverge
chā, chá, chǎ, chà
又 叉

A hand 又 with something 丶 in, namely a fork.  
嗓
JLPT HSK 5
throat, voice
sǎng
口 又 木
Left: mouth 口, right: mulberry tree 桑 (Three hands 又 in the tree 木 harvesting its leaves for the silkworms.)
The mouths when harvesting in the mulberry tree (are singing) with full throat.  
叹
JLPT HSK 6
sigh, gasp, exclaim
tàn
口 又
Left: mouth 口, right: hand 又
The mouth should be (covered) with the hand, when: sighing.  
桑
JLPT HSK 6
mulberry tree
sāng
木 又
Three hands 叒 又, tree 木
Three hands in a tree: This must be a mulberry. (Harvesting leaves for the silkworms)  
圣
JLPT HSK 6
holy, sacred, divine
shèng
圣 又 土
This is understood as "vertical" with a hand 又 vertically above the earth 土
The hand is vertically 圣 over the object when blessing it, thus when making it: 'holy'.  
摊
JLPT HSK 6
to spread out, vendor's stand
tān
扌 难 又 隹
Left: hand 扌, right: difficult 难 (By hand 又 [to catch] a bird 隹 is difficult)
By hand (to select) is difficult, if it is not spread out at the vendor's stand.  
叠
JLPT HSK 6
to pile up, repeat, to fold (in layers), furl
dié
又 且
From top: 叒 (3x hand 又), cover 冖, further/moreover 且 (A pile of stones [= a stone cairn] where moreover stones are added.)
These three hands shall pile up covers or stone-piles: repeatingly and in layers.  
奴
JLPT HSK 6
slave, servant
nú
奴 女 又
Left: woman 女, right: hand 又
Women's hands work like slaves.  
瘫
JLPT HSK 6
paralyzed, limp
tān
疒 难 又 隹
Left: disease 疒 (An ice-冫-cold building 广 makes sick.), inside: difficult 难 (by hand 又 [to catch] a bird 隹 is difficult)
The disease, where you have difficulties, is when being paralyzed.  
缀
JLPT HSK 6
to sew, stitch together, connect, embellish
zhuì
糸 又
Left: thread 纟/糸, right: 叕 (4x hand 又, here: embroidered threads)
Threads are embroidered when: Sewing together or embellishing.  
凤
JLPT no HSK
phoenix
fèng
几 又
Outside: table 几 (here: a sail), inside: hand 又
(Because of the large wings) Its 'hand' is like a sail: The Phoenix.  
邓
JLPT no HSK
surname Deng
dèng
又 ⻏
Left: (once) again 又 (image of a hand), right: village ⻏
With his hand in the village is the: "Dèng".  
驭
JLPT no HSK
to manage, to drive, to control
yù
馬 又
Left: horse 马/馬 (with mane 三, four legs 灬 and tail ㄅ), right: hand 又
For the horse one hand is sufficient to: manage & control it.  
攫
JLPT no HSK
to seize, to snatch, to grab
jué
扌 目 隹 又
Left: hand 扌, right: 矍 (2x eye 目, to seize 隻 [... a bird 隹 by hand 又])
You need your hand and both eyes when seizing a bird with your hand: The seizing.  
傩
JLPT no HSK
to exorcise demons
nuó
亻 难 又 隹
Left: person 亻, right: difficult 难 (By hand 又 [to catch] a bird 隹 is difficult.)
Persons with difficulties need the: exorcism.  
叟
JLPT no HSK
old gentleman, old man
sǒu
又 叟
Stick 丨 and hands from left and right E, 彐, below: again 又 (shows hand)
He supports himself with both hands at a stick that serves as a third hand: the old man.  
壑
JLPT no HSK
channel, gully, narrow ravine, bed of torrent
hè
容 穴 谷 又 土
Top: 㕡 (Upper left resembles: cavity,hole 穴 and valley 谷 with other elements showing a channel itself) and hand 又), bottom: earth 土
(So that the water can flow away) A hole for running towards the valley was formed by the hand in the earth as a channel or canal.  

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