father

dad; pa; papa

father (父) + sound bā (巴) = dad

父 depicts a hand holding a rod, evoking a paternal authority figure. 巴 contributes the sound bā, nudging it toward the spoken bà we use today.

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每天早上做早饭。

wǒ bà měi tiān zǎo shang zuò zǎo fàn。

My dad makes breakfast every morning.

今年多大年纪了?

nǐ bà jīn nián duō dà nián jì le?

How old is your father this year?

Words with 爸

阿爸

ā bà

by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

阿爸父

ā bà fù

by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

兔爸

tù bà

toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)

奶爸

nǎi bà

stay-at-home dad

宝爸

bǎo bà

a dad (father of a young child)

爸妈

bà mā

dad and mom

爸比

bǎ bí

(loanword) daddy

爸爸

bà ba

(coll.) father; dad

老爸

lǎo bà

father; dad

亲爸

qīn bà

one's own father

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