Read Edit View history 父 fù HSK3 father Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Pictograph of a hand holding something. The exact nature of the object is unclear. Variously explained as a rod or a hatchet. Pinyin Separate values with commas fù × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components No items. + Add component Stroke Data 父 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 320, 726 ], [ 342, 703 ], [ 350, 683 ], [ 333, 651 ], [ 296, 600 ], [ 239, 539 ], [ 168, 489 ] ], [ [ 586, 762 ], [ 734, 691 ], [ 765, 663 ], [ 786, 629 ] ], [ [ 539, 558 ], [ 574, 504 ], [ 563, 422 ], [ 522, 297 ], [ 465, 208 ], [ 388, 143 ], [ 315, 106 ], [ 230, 79 ], [ 123, 62 ] ], [ [ 286, 458 ], [ 320, 445 ], [ 350, 423 ], [ 562, 183 ], [ 644, 112 ], [ 702, 72 ], [ 753, 52 ], [ 941, 34 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 312 721 Q 316 640 162 492 Q 153 488 164 484 Q 243 484 383 656 Q 390 665 394 668 Q 403 672 401 684 Q 400 694 387 707 Q 354 740 319 736 Q 309 735 312 721 Z", "M 588 741 Q 661 698 748 631 Q 770 612 788 610 Q 798 610 805 623 Q 815 641 792 686 Q 770 743 583 776 Q 573 780 572 765 Q 573 750 588 741 Z", "M 531 253 Q 577 332 601 441 Q 608 477 617 498 Q 624 511 615 522 Q 594 546 570 558 Q 546 573 535 570 Q 525 566 526 552 Q 553 429 489 298 L 465 251 Q 393 155 256 105 Q 205 89 133 71 Q 121 70 116 65 Q 109 61 119 55 Q 126 52 141 53 Q 265 60 355 100 Q 436 131 500 209 L 531 253 Z", "M 500 209 Q 567 131 679 32 Q 716 -2 776 5 Q 855 12 913 17 Q 932 18 949 26 Q 959 36 942 46 Q 921 56 759 101 Q 654 129 531 253 L 489 298 Q 435 355 381 424 Q 353 461 304 471 Q 288 474 276 465 Q 269 456 281 446 Q 338 407 378 359 Q 423 305 465 251 L 500 209 Z" ] } 4 strokes 父 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 319, 726 ], [ 349, 670 ], [ 168, 489 ] ], [ [ 580, 766 ], [ 714, 704 ], [ 802, 623 ] ], [ [ 531, 565 ], [ 574, 511 ], [ 569, 459 ], [ 530, 319 ], [ 467, 208 ], [ 343, 118 ], [ 120, 61 ] ], [ [ 280, 462 ], [ 343, 429 ], [ 560, 184 ], [ 702, 71 ], [ 947, 35 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M312,721C313,708 310,693 304,676C286,627 239,565 162,492C157,488 155,485 164,484C212,482 272,538 355,629C371,647 386,658 397,666C409,678 398,698 387,707C363,728 342,739 319,736C312,736 311,732 312,721Z", "M588,741C635,713 690,678 748,631C763,620 775,611 788,610C793,610 800,615 805,623C811,635 805,657 792,686C775,725 706,753 583,776C574,778 572,775 572,765C572,755 577,747 588,741Z", "M531,253C542,271 580,363 601,441C607,465 610,485 617,498C621,507 620,515 615,522C600,539 584,550 570,558C552,568 542,573 535,570C528,568 523,563 526,552C550,459 514,343 490,297C473,266 473,266 465,251C426,181 347,138 256,105C222,94 181,82 133,71C125,70 119,68 116,65C111,62 111,59 119,55C122,53 131,53 141,53C223,58 294,75 355,100C408,123 461,154 500,209C521,238 521,238 531,253Z", "M500,209C543,158 656,45 677,32C704,14 735,1 776,5C828,11 874,14 913,17C925,18 938,20 949,26C956,32 952,40 942,46C927,54 866,72 759,101C688,121 610,169 531,253C504,282 504,282 490,297C453,336 415,378 381,424C361,449 335,465 304,471C292,474 283,472 276,465C270,460 272,453 281,446C318,421 351,392 378,359C408,324 435,287 465,251C488,223 488,223 500,209Z" ] } 4 strokes Historical Pronunciations Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss Source baxter-sagartzhengzhangtang Middle Chinese Old Chinese Gloss + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.