Meaning
father; dad; pa; papa
Chinese: 父亲。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ba” becomes a different word in each tone. 爸 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad
- 后爸hòu bà(coll.) stepfather
- 老爸lǎo bàfather; dad
- 爸比bǎ bí(loanword) daddy
- 亲爸qīn bàone's own father; biological father
Example Sentence
我爸爸是一名工程师。Wǒ bà ba shì yì míng gōng chéng shī.My dad is an engineer.
我WǒI爸爸bà ba(coll.) father是shìis一yìone名míngname工程师gōng chéng shīengineer。