The kanji 握握 primarily conveys the meaning of "to grasp," "to hold," or "to grip" something with one's hand. It implies a physical action of taking something firmly in the hand, whether it's an object, another person's hand, or even an abstract concept. It can also suggest control or possession.

・On-yomi (音読み): ・アク (aku) ・Kun-yomi (訓読み): ・にぎ.る (nigi.ru) - to grasp, to grip ・にぎ.り (nigi.ri) - a grip, a handful

⚫︎手を握る Translation: To hold hands ⚫︎固く握手する Translation: To shake hands firmly ⚫︎犯人を握る Translation: To arrest the criminal (lit. to grasp the criminal)

The kanji 握握 is a phono-semantic compound (形声文字, keisei moji). The left side is the radical 手 (て, te), meaning "hand". The right side is 握, which functions as the phonetic component and provides the sound. Together, they create a character that visually represents the act of grasping or holding something with the hand. The original form depicts a hand holding something.