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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
操作 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
操作 ＝ 操 ＋ 作
ㄘㄠ ㄗㄨㄛˋ · cāozuò
verb — to operate; to handle; noun — operation

字源 FORM — what the parts do

操to handle; to drill (操作)cāo扌 (hand) at the side — done with the hands
作to do; to make (工作)zuò
操作，操作的操，工作的作。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一雙手（扌）抓著機器，一步步做（作）。
A pair of hands (扌) takes hold of the machine and works (作) it, step by step.
記憶法
關 · Related
操控cāokòngto control — the same 操