特产 (tè chǎn)

Character breakdown

• 特 (tè) · 10 strokes

  Phonosemantic compound. 牛 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound. Based on the original meaning "bull". The meaning later shifted to "prominent" and "special".

• 产 (chǎn) · 6 strokes

  Simplified form of 產. Phonosemantic compound. 生 represents the meaning and 彥 represents the sound. The traditional component 生 was removed for simplification.