2indexing radical for characters showing both hands lifting or holding
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廾 is a pictograph of two hands raised together to hold or present something. It is rarely seen alone but survives as the bottom component in 弄 (to play with), 弊 (abuse/harm), and 弁 (a kind of cap).
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Don't confuse 廾 with 廿 (twenty). 廾 has a curved bottom suggesting cupped hands; 廿 is a flat-bottom horizontal joining two ones.
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Two HandsKangxi #55
Pictograph of two hands held up together to grasp, present, or carry. Rarely productive in modern characters and never used as a standalone word, but appears as a structural base in a small set including 弄, 弊, and 异. It signals reverent or two-handed action when present.
