■ radical

duì

correct

How it’s built

Simplified form of 對. Origin unclear. Appears to be a hand using some sort of tool, possibly a rake or a hoe.

simplified

(hand); again — Shorthand for the left component of 對, possibly depicting a rake or hoe.

iconic

inch; thumb; (hand) — Used here to represent a hand.

Through the ages

Oracle bone script

Bronze script

Seal script

Appears in

Characters that use 对 as a component, most common first.