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(fù qīn) - father (formal/written) in Mandarin

qīn

Traditional: 父親

Line drawing of 父亲
Coloured illustration of 父亲
HSK 3
#276 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

father (formal/written)

Word origin

A compound of 父 (fu) 'father', a pictograph of a hand holding an axe, and 亲 (qin) 'kin, close relative'. Together: the formal word for 'father'.

Origin
compound
Root
父 (fu, 'father', pictograph) + 亲 (qin, 'kin')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 父

Stroke order for 亲

Examples

His father is a doctor.

My father is a doctor.

jìng

I deeply respect my father.

His father is a teacher.

diào

My father really enjoys fishing.

父亲 (fù qīn) means father (formal/written). It is used as a noun in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is part of lesson 6.