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  1. 爸 is the 1048th most frequent character.
  2. has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. appears as a character in 6 words.
  4. appears as a component in 0 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (father), (line), No glyph available, (line), (second)
Graphical :
=> , , , , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. ba4 - father/dad/pa/papa

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 爸 (ba4): The component 巴 is pronounced as 'ba1'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 爸 (ba4): The component 乚 is pronounced as 'ya4'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

Medium Frequency

 
爸爸 
老爸 
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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