爸爸

bàba · HSK 1

father

爸爸 — father

👨 爸爸 = 爸 doubled; 爸 = 父 (father) + 巴 (bā, phonetic)

Reduplicated kinship term, like English papa or dada. The 父 radical on top carries the meaning father, while 巴 underneath supplies the bā sound.

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