父 fù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 父 — father, dad
- Made of
- 八 eight 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
父母
fùmǔ
parents
Characters in this word
母 mǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 母 — mother
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我爱父母。 Wǒ ài fùmǔ. I love my parents.
- 父母在家。 Fùmǔ zài jiā. My parents are at home.
- 父母很忙。 Fùmǔ hěn máng. My parents are very busy.