HSK 1 · Family

爸爸

bà ba

dad; father

Stroke order of 爸爸

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

爸 · 8 strokes 爸 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Father '父' holding the 'ba' '巴' sound — the dad who says 'ba ba'.

Parts: 爸 dad (父 father + 巴 phonetic) + 爸 dad (doubled)

The characters in 爸爸

爸 bà — dad (8 strokes)
爸 bà — dad (8 strokes)

Example sentence

我爸爸是老师。

My dad is a teacher.

Words with 爸

Words with 爸

More words: Family

爸dad 妈mom 妈妈mom; mother 哥older brother 哥哥older brother 姐older sister 姐姐older sister 弟younger brother 弟弟younger brother 妹younger sister 妹妹younger sister 爷爷grandpa (paternal)奶奶grandma (paternal)奶milk; grandma 儿子son 女儿daughter 家人family members

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