— pinch between, narrow (grapheme component)

pinch between, narrow
Component 6 strokes U+5939

Simplified shinjitai body of 夾 — a large person (大) with two small people (从) tucked under each arm, hence to pinch between. Phonetic component carrying KYOU readings. Phonetic component of 狭 (narrow), 峡 (gorge), 挟 (pinch).

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