爹 diē father
father; dad; daddy
怎么记住“爹”: 父 father + 多 many = father. The tired father comes home after many long hours, and his toddler, who has learned three new words, shouts "father!"
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
爹 = 父 father + 多 many
- 父 father meaning
- 多 many sound
- 夕 evening
- 夕 evening
The tired father comes home after many long hours, and his toddler, who has learned three new words, shouts "father!"
How it came to be
The father gives the meaning and the sign for many the sound.
用法
- Dad/father: a colloquial or regional/rural term, warmer or older-flavored than 爸爸 (bàba).
- 爹娘 (diēniáng) means one's parents (folksy). Also in 干爹 (gāndiē) godfather/sugar-daddy. Register: informal, sometimes rustic or slangy.