father

Pictograph of a hand holding something. The exact nature of the object is unclear. Variously explained as a rod or a hatchet.

Evolution

父 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
父 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
父 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
父 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
父 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

father; KangXi radical 88

Most common words with 父
Freq.
Word
Meaning

父亲

father

父母

parents

father

神父

(spiritual) father

师父

master

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (3 verified)

Sound component in 3 characters (1 verified)