友 = friend, companion; fraternity => 一 + 丿 + 又 : the first two strokes are combined () and used to form a character component that represents a hand, whilst 又 represents a right hand, thus making an associative compound which suggest two hands grasping each other suggesting friendship, whilst there is also a picto-phonetic element in which suggest the meaning, whilst 又 provides the sound

related: 爱

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