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father 父
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(For punishing:) A stick ノ in his hand has: the father.
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Used in these characters:
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爸
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JLPT HSK 1 |
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| father, dad, pa
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Top: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand  ), bottom: hope 巴 (Behind the doorknob 巴 you may hope.)
The father's hope is to be a (good) father.
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爷
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JLPT HSK 3 |
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| grandfather, grandpa, old gentleman
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Top: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand ), bottom: bent person 卩
This "father" is a bent person: The grandfather.
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父
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| father
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A hand with a stick ノ
The father has a stick in his hand (for punishing).
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交
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| exchange, crossing, to intersect (lines), to deliver
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The image of a crosslegged sitting person means to mix.
Six 六 crosses 㐅 mark exchange or intersecting.
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斧
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JLPT no HSK |
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| hatchet, axe
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Top: father 父 (here: image of an axe ノ in a hand ), bottom: axe 斤
The image of an axe stands for: hatchet or axe.
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爹
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JLPT no HSK |
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| dad
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Left: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand ), right: many 多
The father is above of many (= the children) and is: My dad!
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釜
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JLPT no HSK |
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| kettle, cauldron
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Top: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand ), bottom: a part of gold, metal 金
Daddy uses metal to make a kettle.
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| Radicals are shown here that are similar either in appearance or meaning. |  |
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List of the characters |
List of the radicals
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