又 Radical 29 — a right hand; today the adverb "again, and also"
yòu (fourth tone, falling)
a right hand; today the adverb "again, and also"
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Where the shape comes from
A right hand with three fingers standing in for five — the shorthand the script uses for every hand it draws. The word itself was borrowed for the adverb yòu "again", but as a component it is still a hand doing something: 友 two hands clasped, 双 a pair, 取 a hand at an ear, 对, 发, and the hand holding meat in 有.