发音 (fā yīn)
to pronounce; pronunciation; to emit sound
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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音 (yīn) · 9 strokes
Originally the same as 言 (speech) but with an extra line added in the mouth (口) to distinguish the two characters.