Chinese symbol for “dad”
爹
diē
dad
The closest CC-CEDICT match for dad is 爹 (diē), defined as: dad.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “dad”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad; measure word: 位 (wèi) |
| 老爸 | lǎo bà | father; dad |
| 阿爹 | ā diē | dad; father |
| 爸 | bà | father; dad |
| 宝爸 (寶爸) | bǎo bà | a dad (father of a young child) |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 爹.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 老爹 | lǎo diē | (dialect) father; old man |
| 干爹 (乾爹) | gān diē | adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications) |
| 爹爹 | diē die | daddy; granddad |
| 坑爹 | kēng diē | to get one's father involved in a difficult situation; (vulgar) (of sth that makes one feel misled or let down etc) to be a big disappointme |
| 爹娘 | diē niáng | (dialect) parents |
| 爹地 | diē dì | daddy (loanword) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “dad”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.