The short story of Kanji pictures
This kanji consists of two parts: the ‘hand’ radical on the left, and a hand holding a weapon or tool to strike or hurl at a target on the right. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘to throw’—referring to the action of hurling or tossing something by hand.
This kanji consists of two parts: the ‘hand’ radical on the left, and a hand holding a branch on the right. Therefore, this kanji came to mean ‘skill’ or ‘technique’—referring to the human ability to craft things meticulously by hand.