爸爸
bà ba
(coll.) father; dad
CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
father (父) + sound ba (巴) = dad
父 carries the core meaning of father and male elder; 巴 is there purely to give the syllable its ba sound, which conveniently echoes the universal baby word for dad.
我爸爸每天早上做早饭。
wǒ bà ba měi tiān zǎo shang zuò zǎo fàn。
My dad makes breakfast every morning.
她爸爸是一位很有耐心的老师。
tā bà ba shì yī wèi hěn yǒu nài xīn de lǎo shī。
Her father is a very patient teacher.