比較
ひかく · hikaku · JLPT N3 · noun
comparison
⚖️ 比 = two people side by side + 較 = weigh against = comparison
比 began as two figures standing side by side, the way you line things up to compare them. 較 also means to compare (as in 比較的, relatively). Sound hook: hi-KAKU sounds like 'he cackles' when he sees how two things stack up.
比 — two 匕 (person) side by side
比 is a pictograph showing two people standing side by side, facing the same direction. From this image of paired figures came the core meaning 'to compare' or 'to be next to,' since comparing things naturally involves placing them alongside each other.