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爸bà

dad; father

父 points to family and fatherhood; 巴 provides a sound clue. Compare bā and bà: the syllable is similar, while the tone differs.

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WHOLE CHARACTER

dad; father

父 points to family and fatherhood; 巴 provides a sound clue. Compare bā and bà: the syllable is similar, while the tone differs.

MEANING

father

Father-related clue in 爸.

In 爸: meaning Meaning clue connected with fatherhood.

SOUND

cling to; hope for; a surname

Sound clue in 爸 and 吧.

In 爸: sound Sound clue: bā and bà share a syllable but differ in tone.

bàTone 4

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Pieces are shown with documented or clearly limited roles; the complete glyph remains standard.

吧 bā, ba — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 爸.

爷 yé — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 爸.

交 jiāo — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 爸.

爬 pá — Shares a documented or visibly limited component with 爸.

Sources & verification

ZDIC single character entry — matched zdic; fields: pinyin, primary_definition, structure_strokes. Body SHA256: b08532e1786c8f385c11625729c2f4f592574397209fe54259f1d15f60787280. Captured 2026-11-01T00:13:12.049Z.
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