爸bà
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爸
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爸 is a phono-semantic compound: the radical 父 combined with the phonetic 巴. The radical 父 is the oracle bone pictogram of a hand holding a rod, representing paternal authority. The phonetic 巴 gives the sound, and the character is used for “father” in many dialects.
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bà· HSK 1