操 is built from the 扌 (hand (left)) and 喿 (chirping (in 操·燥)) components.
It belongs to a phonetic family with 繰, 燥, and 藻 — they share the 喿 component and the reading ソウ.
A common word using 操 is 操作 (そうさ), meaning “operation, management, processing”.
Don't confuse it with 燥, 繰, and 藻.
