How to write 父
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Meaning of 父
Pinyin
fù、 fǔ
Radical
父
Strokes
4
Definition
father
Usage
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父 [fù]
名
1. Father; the husband of one's mother. (爸爸，母亲的丈夫)
Example: 父母 (parents)
2. A term of address for male elders. (对男性长辈的称呼)
Example: 伯父 (uncle); 舅父 (maternal uncle)
【本义】: Father
【造字法】: Refers to the character formation which resembles a right hand holding a stick, symbolizing a parent who teaches children to follow rules.
1. Same as the original meaning (同本义).
2. The male in the direct blood line of a person from the previous generation ([En.] father) (某人直系血统的上一代男性).
3. A respectful term for the founder of a great undertaking (对某一种大事业的创始者的尊称).
4. Refers to the source of all things (指万物化生之本)
5. Term for male relatives of the same generation as one’s father (对和父亲同辈的男性亲属的称呼).
6. In ancient times, a title for male elders of the same surname ([En.] kinsman) (古代天子、诸侯对同姓长辈的称呼).
7. Also, refers to a male animal that has a direct blood relationship with its young ([En.] male animal) (亦指与雏、崽有直接血缘关系的禽兽中的雄性).
8. In ancient times, it was a title for officials. During the Song dynasty, certain ethnic minorities referred to Han officials as "father" ([En.] official) (上古对官长的称呼).
动
1. To act like a father ([En.] father) (行为像个父亲).
Example: 父事 (to treat someone as a father).
2. See also fǔ (另见 fǔ).
父 [fǔ]
名
1. A term of respect for a talented and virtuous man, often attached after one's courtesy name ([En.] courtesy name) (对有才德的男子的美称，多附缀于表字后面).
2. A respectful term for elderly men ([En.] old man) (对老年男子的尊称).
Example: 渔父 (fisherman); 田父 (farmer)
3. Same as "甫". Beginning ([En.] beginning) (通“甫”).
4. Heaven. The ancients believed that heaven is the source of all things, hence referred to heaven as "father" ([En.] heaven) (天).
动
1. Same as "捕" (bǔ). To catch, capture ([En.] catch; capture) (通“捕”).
2. See also fù (另见 fù).
lit. to acknowledge the bandit as one's father (idiom); fig. a complete betrayal / to sell oneself to the enemy
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Input Method for 父
Pinyin
fu4
Wubi
wqu|wru
Cangjie
ck
Zhengma
oos
Four Corner
80400
Unicode
U+7236
Stroke Number Category
HSK Level Category