to handle affairs; to deal with matters
处 · 5 strokes
Simplified form of 處. Phonosemantic compound. 夂 represents the meaning and 虎 represents the sound.
事 · 8 strokes
The characters 史 (history), 吏 (government official), 使 (cause; use; instruct), and 事 (matter; work; affair) are all etymologically related and all derive from the same ancient character, depicting a h…