爸 (bà) — father, dad
Definition
noun
fatherdad
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 爸。Wǒ bà jīn nián liù shí suì le.My dad is sixty years old this year.
- 爸。Wǒ bà hěn xǐ huan kàn xīn wén.My dad likes watching the news.
- 爸。Zhè shì wǒ gěi bà mǎi de shēng rì lǐ wù.This is the birthday gift I bought for my dad.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
爸 has 父, meaning father, on top and 巴 below, which gives the sound bā.
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