handle, entertain, thresh, strip
扱 centers on using the hands to manage or process something: handling, dealing with, or entertaining people, and also threshing or stripping grain.
扱 combines the hand radical 扌 with 及, which likely contributes both sound and the idea of reaching or extending, suggesting handling or managing with the hands.
The hand radical 扌 beside 及 (reach) shows a hand reaching out to handle, entertain, or thresh grain.
For ソウ, imagine a hand handling a saw (ソウ) to strip bark from a log: saw -> ソウ, and the hand works skillfully.
to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
treatment; service; dealing (with); handling; management
treatment; service; handling; management
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to use
hazing; gruelling training
to take care of
to handle skillfully
acting director
treating like a stranger
priority treatment; preferential treatment
way of handling
care instructions
available products (in a particular store); products on offer
agent; person in charge
store dealing in a particular item; distributor
store dealing in a particular item; distributor
service point; agency; office
user's manual; handling instructions
handling warning
operator; handler