Radical 又

4 strokes

雙

right hand 又 (52) + right hand 又 (52) = pair 双

We’ve made an exception here and used “two right hands” instead of “shaking hands”.

[双方 (291) shuāngfāng both sides]

[双号 (424) shuānghào an even number]

[一双鞋 (1, 711) yì shuāng xié a pair of shoes]

Someone who has two right hands is shopping for gloves. “We only sell them as a pair,” all the shops tell him. / “Try the ghostly giant of Shangri-La. He looks after people who have special requirements.”