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fù · father, dad

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父=
八bāeight
+乂yìto govern
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Shape and proportion

4Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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父Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 父

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fùWords pronounced fù
fuWords pronounced fu
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Example sentences

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Wǒ hé wǒ de fù mǔ zhù zài yì qǐ.我和我的父母住在一起。

My parents and I live together.

Source: Tatoeba #5739184 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fù qīn shì gè hǎo rén.我的父亲是个好人。

My father is a good person.

Source: Tatoeba #4761379 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhù zài wǒ de bó fù jiā.我住在我的伯父家。

I am boarding with my uncle.

Source: Tatoeba #1144529 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ de fù mǔ shì cóng zhōng guó lái de.我的父母是从中国来的。

My parents are from China.

Source: Tatoeba #4761425 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men bú shì wǒ de fù mǔ.他们不是我的父母。

They aren't my parents.

Source: Tatoeba #10737410 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā hé tā de fù mǔ zài yì qǐ.她和她的父母在一起。

She is with her parents.

Source: Tatoeba #6017240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 父 in context

  1. Say fù, then recall the core meaning: father, dad.
  2. Write all 4 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Use it in 父母 (fù mǔ), meaning “father and mother”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 父 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.