持参
じさん · jisan · JLPT N2 · noun
delivery
🎒 持 = hold + 参 = go along with: hold it and take it along, so bring it
参 means to visit or join, as in 参拝 (visiting a shrine). 持参 pairs holding with going along, so you carry something with you when you go somewhere.
持 — hand 扌 + temple 寺 (phonetic)
持 is a semantic-phonetic compound. The hand radical 扌 carries the meaning 'to hold' or 'grasp', while 寺 supplies the sound (it once read close to chí). Originally depicting a hand holding something firmly, it broadened to mean 'maintain', 'support', or 'keep' over time.