Learn Chinese Characters

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.

I爸爸bà ba(coll.) fathershìisonemíngname工程师gōng chéng shīengineer