应对 (yìng duì)

to answer; to reply; to handle; to deal with; response

Character breakdown

应 (Yīng) · 7 strokes

Simplified form of 應. Phonosemantic compound. 心 represents the meaning and 䧹 represents the sound.
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".