对话 (duì huà)

Character breakdown

• 对 (duì) · 5 strokes

  Simplified form of 對. Depicts a hand (寸) holding a farming tool (丵) to develop land (土). Based on the original meaning "develop land".

• 话 (huà) · 8 strokes

  Simplified form of 話. Phonosemantic compound. 讠 represents the meaning and 𠯑 represents the sound.