发作 (fā zuò)
to flare up; to break out
Character breakdown
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发 (fā) · 5 strokes
Simplified form of both 發 (send out) and 髮 (hair). Visually similar to 犮, the bottom component of 髮.
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作 (zuō) · 7 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 乍 represents the sound.