Depending upon the location as an element in other glyphs, various elements are employed:「six cross-legged, crossing over whacking」「[fore]fathers in palming, whacking motions」as a reference to humanity's ancestors as one interpretation,「six weaving together」「emissions (ハ) within intricate strokes (文)」INTERMINGLING while MIXING socially in a club-like atmosphere. EXCHANGING, INTERMINGLING and MIXING spunky ideas and precious bodily fluids such as saliva whilst french kissing, vaginal and cervical discharge during cunnilingus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae with other various bacterial and viral schmutz, and of course spunk while fellating and performing all manner of coitus. Be sure to review all the related glyphs with similar meanings.
　ASSOCIATING as another more literal interpretation of the elements…a word that means「being social, becoming a part of society, being with other people」and in this case, early humans doing so literally by EXCHANGING thumb and forefinger and INTERCHANGING with a nearby buddy, ASSOCIATING with friends and family, reaching out and touching someone (see the glyph 'friend' 友 as 'hand on crotch' or 'head sliding on rod of crotch'), having arms and hands「crossing over」with「thumb and forefinger palm down to another with much whacking.」
　「…Many people, unfortunately, feel shame around masturbation, despite the fact that 98% of people will masturbate at some point.」(And perhaps the remaining 2% are liars.)
　　[　https://www.health.com/mind-body/health-diversity-inclusion/autosexual-meaning 2022-12-13　]　
　The number「six」depicted as a hand gesture in China by holding the palm down with thumb and forefinger spread wide, with the「crossed」element, bringing the finger and thumb together and apart again, as if MIXING something with your fingers, or, grasping something with the thumb and forefinger, but finally letting go. While this interpretation is nice, it seems to ignore the more common meanings of INTERMINGLING socially, EXCHANGING and ASSOCIATING, an INTERCHANGE of something. No clue is offered as to why six members form such a perfect circle for jerking, and we may not know until we experiment with that ourselves.
　As the left element within a more complex glyph, the「weaving, soft spot」element is used, and as the right element,「crossed, whacking」. The 「palming fathers」is perhaps the ancient name given such circles of jerking buddies, or, to some religious order group. Additional Chinese meanings that support the CIRCLE JERKING meaning are: EXTEND A HAND OVER TO ANOTHER, MAKE A TRUE FRIEND, an EXCHANGE USING HANDS, REACH OUT AND TOUCH SOMEONE DEAR, SIMULTANEOUS, STICKY FINGERS, MINGLING, FLOW TOGETHER, DRIBBLE, STOCK BROKER (perhaps, with「sticky fingers」?), and so on.
　「In traditional Chinese medicine, there has never been a mental disease called pedophilia (or an equivalent term), or homosexuality, or most of the other so-called sexual variations for that matter [read: circle-jerking].」
　　[　https://docx2.com/wp-content/uploads/Are-Any-of-the-Pharaphilias-in-DSM-Mental-Disorders_.pdf 2023-05-14　]　
　So, if it felt good, all of our ancestors did all of it, and not only the early Chinese, so don't go pointing any hypocritically sticky fingers…perhaps the main reason why the sages detested religious sanctimoniousness as much as it seems they did.
　Regarding humanity's ancestors, and genetically similar bonobos that share about 98.7% of their DNA with humans:
　「Female dominance is established first by seniority and then by affiliation to the senior female. Female bonobos constantly engage in tribidation, genital-on-genital contact. This sexual activity appears to be a means of reinforcing social bonds and of climbing the social ladder. (Dominant females were found to engage in these activities least frequently, indicating the stability of their status and the desirability of sexual exchanges with them.) Females leave their family groups as they mature, forcing them to court the affections of the dominant females of the new groups they hope to join.」
　「Lest you think that homosexual exchanges are exclusively sapphic [i.e., female homosexuality], male bonobos frequently engage in mutual masturbation for a variety of social reasons as well. Interestingly, bonobos are the only species aside from humans that engage in face-to-face intercourse and tongue kissing.」
　「This constant sexual activity of bonobos' may account for another major difference between chimp and bonobo societies. Reproductive behavior in chimps can turn into a violent affair. Females are often taken by force sexually, and young offspring may be killed by males competing for sexual dominance. Mating is allowed according to male hierarchy. Subordinate males are violently discouraged from obtaining sexual access to females. Bonobo females, however, are approached respectfully by prospective partners and males abide by their refusals. Infanticide has never been recorded in the species.」
　「This startling difference can be accounted for by the fact that female chimps are sexually receptive during only a short period of their cycle, meaning that sexual encounters with them are at a premium. Female bonobos constantly mate, regardless of where they are in their cycle. This has the added advantage of making paternity impossible to determine and thus making violence against their offspring unlikely. Why would a male bonobo kill a juvenile who might be his son or daughter?」
　「It is worth noting that violent behaviors are not exclusive to chimps, nor are sexually lubricated exchanges native only to bonobo populations.」
　　[　https://www.britannica.com/explore/savingearth/the-scandalous-social-lives-of-bonobos 2023-05-17, emphasis ours　]　
　Further note that human DNA is more like that of bonobos than any other species, being almost identical, which is to say that the instinctual part of the brains of each species are hard-wired in the same manner, therefore, it should be no surprise also to find human males jerking-off one another, or human females engaging in daisy-chains of cunnilingus, both behaviors manifested by bonobo troupes and used to lubricate the internal social structure.
　Without a doubt, the Irish also have knowledge of their own to pass along in these trying times:「Masturbation will not spread coronavirus, especially if you wash your hands (and any sex toys) with soap and water for at least 20 seconds before and after.」Nonetheless and regrettably, unlike in dynastic China, it must be undertaken alone to truly be a preventative countermeasure but still achieve the desired result with some degree of safety.
　 　[　https://www.sexualwellbeing.ie/sexual-health/sex-and-coronavirus/ 2020-03-31　]　
　The Dutch, too have the same solution—it seems masturbation has become mainstream in the media the world over due to the coronavirus (it has always been 'the main stream' in reality, albeit covertly for most folks):
　「'Don't have sex with your partner if they have been isolated because of (suspected) coronavirus infection,' the RVIM says. 'Sex with yourself or with others at a distance is possible (think of telling erotic stories, masturbating together).'」
　　[　https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/15/dutch-official-advice-to-single-people-find-a-sex-buddy-for-lockdown-coronavirus 2020-05-16　]　
　Needless to point out perhaps, but Chinese shamans from antiquity hit upon the same solution as a pandemic preventative countermeasure, honed for ultimate client satisfaction by utilizing naked females with dis-integrated feet as masturbatory sex buddies available for short-term rental with erotic visualization of live prepubescent female genitalia engaging in autoerotic stimulation herself, as a solution to the same problem facing us now, but in pre-Internet days.

Modern definitions (that generally disregard history) …excluding politically incorrect concepts and other meanings deemed offensive today; may list only pigeonholed definitions, euphemisms, or meaningless mnemonics)
Chinese: to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends; to intersect (lines)
Japanese: alternately, in succession, to take turns, to mingle together, to exchange, to intersect, to cross, to interlace, … with one another, … to each other, to be mixed, to be blended with, to associate with, to mingle with, to interest, to join, to mix, to combine, to join together, mingled, to stir, to blend, acquaintance, relations, fellowship, sexual intercourse, intersection, to meet, to consort with, to have a sexual relationship, to copulate
Unihan extended: mix; intersect; exchange, communicate; deliver
EDRDG: mingle; mixing; association; coming and going

Used within names (nanori)
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