Chinese symbol for “father”
父亲
fù qīn
Traditional: 父親
father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; 个 (gè)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for father is 父亲 (fù qīn), defined as: father; also pr. [fu4 qin5]; 个 (gè).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “father”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爸爸 | bà ba | (coll.) father; dad; measure word: 位 (wèi) |
| 父 | fù | (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父 (bó fù)) |
| 老子 | lǎo zi | father; daddy |
| 爸 | bà | father; dad |
| 老爸 | lǎo bà | father; dad |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 父亲.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 父母 | fù mǔ | father and mother; parents |
| 师父 (師父) | shī fu | used for 師傅|师傅 (in Taiwan); master |
| 神父 | shén fu | Catholic or Orthodox priest; Father (title of address) |
| 父子 | fù zǐ | father and son |
| 祖父 | zǔ fù | father's father; paternal grandfather |
| 母亲 (母親) | mǔ qīn | mother |
| 亲自 (親自) | qīn zì | personally; in person |
| 亲爱 (親愛) | qīn ài | dear; beloved |
See also: Japanese symbol for “father”.
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.