Dad in Chinese (Mandarin): 爸爸 (bàba)
爸爸
bàba
dad
- Simplified
- 爸爸
- Traditional
- 爸爸
- Pinyin
- bàba
- Typed as
- baba
Use it in a sentence
爸爸去上班。
Dad goes to work.
The characters in 爸爸
爸
Dad. 父 (father) on top; 巴 (bā) below gives the sound.
8 strokes
The first 爸 is fourth tone, falling sharply; the second is neutral, short and light: bà-ba.
More examples with 爸爸
爸爸很高。
Bàba hěn gāo.
Dad is tall.
爸爸给我买书。
爸爸給我買書。
Bàba gěi wǒ mǎi shū.
Dad buys me a book.
How to write 爸爸 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
爸 8 strokes
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