联手
lián shoǔ · HSK 6
hand
🤝 联 (connect) + 手 (hand) = connect hands, team up
Two people linking their hands together to cooperate. lián sounds like 'link' in English, reinforcing the idea of joining forces with someone.
手 — pictograph of a hand with five fingers
手 is a pictograph showing an open hand with fingers and a wrist. Early bronze and oracle bone forms clearly depict five splayed fingers, which simplified over time into the modern shape. It keeps its original meaning of 'hand' and also serves as a radical in many characters related to hand actions.