Read Edit View history 爸 bà HSK1 father Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Phonosemantic compound. 父 represents the meaning and 巴 represents the sound. Pinyin Separate values with commas bà ×ba × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 爸 Simp strokes 爸 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 爸 Simp strokes 爸 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 爸 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 347, 794 ], [ 360, 752 ], [ 327, 711 ], [ 291, 675 ], [ 236, 635 ], [ 173, 607 ] ], [ [ 585, 813 ], [ 699, 747 ], [ 718, 731 ], [ 739, 700 ] ], [ [ 544, 725 ], [ 555, 710 ], [ 564, 677 ], [ 493, 593 ], [ 417, 523 ], [ 321, 450 ], [ 248, 406 ], [ 143, 360 ], [ 68, 336 ] ], [ [ 344, 659 ], [ 396, 657 ], [ 449, 634 ], [ 677, 472 ], [ 764, 422 ], [ 791, 412 ], [ 818, 411 ], [ 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381 52 Q 344 71 336 95 Q 326 122 325 186 L 327 220 Q 333 293 348 330 Q 352 343 353 353 C 357 368 356 369 331 385 Q 309 401 294 407 C 268 422 253 419 266 392 Q 287 371 283 296 Q 276 98 305 53 Q 362 -32 649 -12 Q 760 -3 802 22 Q 830 35 820 66 Z" ] } 8 strokes 爸 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "animcjk", "medians": [ [ [ 345, 801 ], [ 360, 744 ], [ 273, 661 ], [ 168, 605 ] ], [ [ 584, 814 ], [ 699, 748 ], [ 748, 689 ] ], [ [ 544, 729 ], [ 563, 668 ], [ 406, 515 ], [ 260, 414 ], [ 66, 337 ] ], [ [ 343, 657 ], [ 460, 627 ], [ 769, 420 ], [ 967, 416 ] ], [ [ 339, 383 ], [ 607, 408 ], [ 643, 371 ], [ 586, 265 ] ], [ [ 451, 362 ], [ 472, 331 ], [ 459, 242 ] ], [ [ 331, 194 ], [ 563, 242 ], [ 640, 236 ] ], [ [ 274, 389 ], [ 318, 345 ], [ 314, 90 ], [ 379, 29 ], [ 548, 10 ], [ 749, 42 ], [ 786, 80 ], [ 790, 213 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M334,794Q325,718 210,640Q186,628 164,611Q152,599 168,599Q226,595 329,677Q335,686 398,736Q411,745 401,762Q365,804 347,807Q337,808 334,794Z", "M609,771Q658,737 711,693Q726,680 742,682Q752,683 757,696Q761,712 750,741Q735,786 602,819Q586,822 580,819Q576,815 577,802Q581,792 609,771Z", "M294,407Q385,462 507,568C528,587 528,587 538,597Q593,648 602,653Q612,656 612,667Q613,677 604,693Q579,732 544,736Q534,736 533,723Q530,687 488,633C471,612 471,612 462,602Q374,509 284,454Q218,412 64,340Q54,336 64,331Q115,328 266,392C285,402 285,402 294,407Z", "M507,568Q586,508 629,470Q749,373 791,369Q809,369 916,391Q953,400 965,407Q984,417 965,423Q937,433 805,453Q748,463 649,525Q600,555 538,597C505,621 505,621 488,633Q410,678 388,676Q369,677 350,671Q335,667 335,659Q336,649 353,647Q398,647 462,602C492,579 492,579 507,568Z", "M623,259Q650,343 683,360Q701,379 686,397Q670,410 617,437Q599,446 577,437Q487,404 331,385C318,383 340,351 353,353Q366,354 382,358Q413,364 444,368C471,373 471,373 484,375Q520,382 556,388Q578,392 587,383Q596,376 593,358Q584,307 573,266C570,249 617,243 623,259Z", "M444,368Q447,356 442,238C442,224 480,232 483,246Q501,355 500,358Q493,367 484,375C474,385 441,381 444,368Z", "M325,186Q332,185 343,187Q436,208 635,226Q645,227 647,235Q647,244 623,259C609,268 590,269 573,266Q572,266 571,266Q525,256 483,246C456,241 456,241 442,238Q379,228 327,220C316,218 314,186 325,186Z", "M820,66Q807,115 802,200Q801,216 794,222Q787,228 781,207Q757,104 740,87Q698,39 520,35Q423,36 381,52Q344,71 336,95Q326,122 325,186C326,209 326,209 327,220Q333,293 348,330Q352,343 353,353C355,366 341,377 331,385Q309,401 294,407C284,411 259,399 266,392Q287,371 283,296Q276,98 305,53Q362,-32 649,-12Q760,-3 802,22Q830,35 820,66Z" ] } 8 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.