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CHINESE CHARACTER
bà
爸
爸
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dad; father
- Numbered pinyin
- ba4
- English meanings
- father; dad
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
eight
horn sound
used to show mild imperative or uncertainty
dam
cling to; hope for; bar
to peel
indicating pre-verbal object as thing dealt with by the action
bare
stop; cease; dismiss
stop; cease; dismiss
banana; plantain
tyrant; dominate
target
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Related words
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- 爸爸
- 老爸
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