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Mandarin · pinyin fā chū zhǐ shì

to issue instructions

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發: fā · issue, dispatch, send out, emit
出: chū · go out, send out; stand; produce
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
示: shì · show, manifest; demonstrate; Kangxi radical 113
发: fā · issue, dispatch, send out; hair

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1–1–3–4 · fa1 chu1 zhi3 shi4

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