爸
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father; dad; pa; papa
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,871 U+7238
How 爸 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
父 (semantic, “father”) + 巴 (phonetic, bā)
How to remember it
papa · Heisig RSH #1328
父 father + mosaic
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 巴
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 巴 (bā) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 巴 sound component | bā | to desire, to wish for |
| 把 | bǎ | to grasp, to hold; to guard, to take; handle |
| 肥 | féi | fat, plump, obese; fertile |
| 爬 | pá | to climb, to scramble; to crawl, to creep |
| 吧 | ba | emphatic final particle |
| 芭 | bā | a plantain or banana palm |
| 靶 | bǎ | target, mark |
| 耙 | pá | to rake |
| 疤 | bā | scar, cicatrix; birthmark |
| 琶 | pá | a guitar-like instrument (2) |
| 笆 | bā | bamboo fence |
| 杷 | bà | loquat tree; axe handle |
| 粑 | bā | tsamba, flat rice cake |
| 钯 | bǎ | palladium |
| 鲃 | bā | shark; bonito |
| 岜 | bā | rocky mountain |
Words containing 爸
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 阿爸父 | Ā bà fù | Abba (Aramaic word father); by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel |
| 老爸 | lǎo bà | father; dad |
| 阿爸 | Ā bà | Abba (Aramaic word father); by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel |
| 阿爸 | ā bà | (dialect) father |
| 后爸 | hòu bà | (coll.) stepfather |
| 爸比 | bǎ bí | (loanword) daddy |
| 单亲爸爸 | dān qīn bà ba | single father |
| 亲爸 | qīn bà | one's own father; biological father |
| 宝爸 | bǎo bà | a dad (father of a young child) |
| 奶爸 | nǎi bà | stay-at-home dad |
| 爸妈 | bà mā | dad and mom |
| 兔爸 | tù bà | toolbar (in computer software) (loanword) |
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad; CL:位[wei4] |