雙語解漢字: Chinese Characters 17-pair（雙）

Just as one bird in hand(又)means single,so two birds(雔) in hand(又)stand for a pair:雙.The simplified form shows just two hands:雙-a clearer representation because hands,unlike birds,always come in pairs.

“雙”的象形字是由“雔”和“又”組成的，“又”表示手，就是用手拿。“雔”( chóu)，表示兩隻鳥。一手拿兩隻鳥，就是一雙、一對。簡化字的“雙”就由兩隻手（又+又）來表示雙，因為手總是成雙出現的。

Blessings Never Come In Pairs,Nor Misfortunes Singly

According to the Chinese idiom,“Blessings never come in pairs,nor misfortunes singly.”means fortunate thing will not continuous coming,but disaster will ensue. But don't worry,there is another idiom in China,“Good things should be in pairs.”

福無雙至，禍不單行

“福無雙至，禍不單行”是一個成語，指幸運的事不會連續到來，禍事卻會接踵而至。不過不用擔心，中國還有一個成語，叫“好事成雙”，說的是好事會同時到來。