爸
bà
#1,048 most
frequent character
father, dad, pa, papa
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
爸 pairs 父 father for meaning with 巴 bā for sound. It first meant 'father.' From that it grew to the warmer 'dad, papa.'
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