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Animated Stroke Order 父

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Stroke Order Diagrams 父

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How to Use 父

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 父 works in context.

Words using 父 for father or patrilineal elder male relative

In these words, 父 means 'father' or refers to a male relative from the father's side of the family.

父亲 • fù qīn • father • HSK 4

HSK 4

5.

HSK Vocabulary: 父

HSK words that contain this character.

父女 • fù nǚ • father and daughter

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù父

nǚ

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 父 is used in context

wǒ我

de的

fù父

qīn亲

shì是

yì一

Information

Pinyinfù

Meaningfather

Strokes4

Radical父

Traditional父

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#925

Zhuyinㄈㄨˋ

UnicodeU+7236

CangjieCSH

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fù父

qīn亲

father

祖父 • zǔ fù • grandfather [father's father] • HSK 6

HSK 6

zǔ祖

fù父

grandfather [father's father]

父母 • fù mǔ • father and mother; parents • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù父

mǔ母

father and mother; parents

女

father and daughter

父子 • fù zǐ • father and son

HSK 3.0 · L4

fù父

zǐ子

father and son

师父 • shī fu • used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

HSK 3.0 · L6

shī师

fu父

used for 师傅 (in Taiwan)

伯父 • bó fù • Uncle (father's older brother)

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bó伯

fù父

Uncle (father's older brother)

岳父 • yuè fù • Wife's father / Father-in-law

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yuè岳

fù父

Wife's father / Father-in-law

继父 • jì fù • Stepfather

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

jì继

fù父

Stepfather

míng名

yī医

shēng生

。

My father is a doctor.

fù父

mǔ母

fēi非

cháng常

guān关

xīn心

wǒ我

de的

xué学

xí习

。

My parents care a lot about my studies.

zǔ祖

fù父

xǐ喜

huan欢

zài在

huā花

yuán园

lǐ里

zhǒng种

huā花

。

My grandfather likes to plant flowers in the garden.

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