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HSK 34 strokes
Readings

father

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
fù / fǔ
Meaning
father
Strokes
4
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱八乂

A hand 乂 holding an axe 八

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

4 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

HSK 3

father and mother; parents

Open 父母 page →
shīfu
HSK 6

used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan)

Open 师父 page →
HSK 6

father and daughter

Open 父女 page →
HSK 6

father and son

Open 父子 page →
HSK 6

father's father

Open 祖父 page →
HSK 7-9

father's elder brother

Open 伯父 page →
yuè
HSK 7-9

wife's father, father-in-law

Open 岳父 page →

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