Chinese

爸

bà
father; dad
  • Phono-semantic compound 形聲
  • HSK 1
  • TOCFL 1
  • radical 父
  • 8 strokes
  • 罷
  • 罢

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Origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *praːs, *baʔ): semantic 父 (“father”) + phonetic 巴 (OC *praː).

Colloquial form of 父 (OC *baʔ, “father”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *p/ba (“male; father”). The pronunciation of 爸, unlike 父, retains the bilabial onset in modern Chinese varieties.

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Lineage

  • inheritedProto-Sino-Tibetan*p/ba “male; father”
  • meaningChinese父 “father (male parent)”
  • soundChinese巴 “python (snake)”

Words built on it: 爸爸

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