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IDENTITY

father; dad

HSK 1Top 620

CORE MEANING

father; dad

Part of speech
noun
Register
informal

Senses

  1. 1.dad; fatherHSK1

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
father radical (fù)
strokes
8
Structure
top-bottom compound
IDS sequence
⿱父巴
    • father
    • gives the sound bà

USAGE

Common words

爸爸bàbadad

Graded examples

  • 爸爸工作很忙。Bàba gōngzuò hěn máng.HSK1

    Dad is very busy at work.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Father (父) plus the sound bā (巴) — bà, dad.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#620
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

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AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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