HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
爸
Dad, father, or papa. It is a very common and warm way to refer to one's father.
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 爸 look like this?
It's a combination of '父' (fù), which means 'father', and '巴' (bā), which provides the sound! The top part '父' acts as the meaning radical to show it's about a parent, while the bottom '巴' helps you remember how to say it.