爸

bà

father

dad; pa; papa

father (父) + sound bā (巴) = dad

父 depicts a hand holding a rod, evoking a paternal authority figure. 巴 contributes the sound bā, nudging it toward the spoken bà we use today.

父+巴→爸

巴A particlePhonetic

父FatherSemantic

阿爸

ā bà

by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

阿爸父

ā bà fù

by ext. God the Father in Christian gospel

兔爸

tù bà

toolbar (in computer software) (loanword)

奶爸

nǎi bà

stay-at-home dad

宝爸

bǎo bà

a dad (father of a young child)

爸妈

bà mā

dad and mom

爸比

bǎ bí

(loanword) daddy

爸爸

bà ba

(coll.) father; dad

老爸

lǎo bà

father; dad

亲爸

qīn bà

one's own father