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爸

bà

father, papa

🔤 Pictophonetic: 父 (father) provides meaning, 巴 provides pronunciation

HSK 1 8 strokes Common (11%)

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Component Breakdown

Each color represents a different component

to desire, to wish for

⿱父巴 i

Stroke Order

Component Tree i

fù

父

father, dad

💡 Ideographic: A hand 乂 holding an axe 八

4 strokes HSK 4

bā

八

eight; all around, all sides

💡 Ideographic: Two bent lines meaning "to divide"

2 strokes HSK 1

yì

乂

to govern; to control; to nurture

💡 Ideographic: Shears, for cultivating a garden

2 strokes

bā

巴

to desire, to wish for

4 strokes HSK 5

sì

巳

the hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch

3 strokes

unknown

Unknown component - strokes not mapped to a known radical

1 strokes

Words Using 爸 (11)

Character

Pinyin

Definition

HSK

爸爸 ↗

bàba

(informal) father / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]]

bàba

爸爸 ↗

HSK 1

(informal) father / CL:[[個|个<gè>]], [[位<wèi>]]

爸 ↗

bà

father / dad / pa / papa

bà

爸 ↗

father / dad / pa / papa

Abba (Aramaic word father) / by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

Ābà

阿爸 ↗

Abba (Aramaic word father) / by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

Abba (Aramaic word father) / by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

Ābàfù

阿爸父 ↗

Abba (Aramaic word father) / by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

兔爸 ↗

tùbà

toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)

tùbà

兔爸 ↗

toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)

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