父 (fù)

father (formal)

How 父 is written

Strokes
4
Traditional
父
Simplified
父 (unchanged)

Common words using 父

父母 fùmǔ
father and mother; parents
父親 fùqīn
father; also pr. with light tone [fu4 qin5]; CL:個|个[ge4]
岳父 yuèfù
wife's father, father-in-law
師父 shīfu
used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master; qualified worker
父女 fùnǚ
father and daughter
父子 fùzǐ
father and son
父愛 fùài
paternal love
神父 shénfu
Christian priest or clergyman; (spiritual) father
養父 yǎngfù
foster, adopted father
亞父 yàfù
(term of respect) second only to father; like a father (to me)
伯父 bófù
father's elder brother; term of respect for older man; CL:個|个[ge4]
先父 xiānfù
deceased father; my late father

父 in a sentence

他的父親是一位醫生。

Tā de fùqīn shì yí wèi yīshēng.

“His father is a doctor.”

How common is 父?

父 is the 589th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 79.2% of all running text.

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