伯 bó
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 亻 — man, person
- Made of
- 亻 man, person 白 white
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
伯父
bófù
father's elder brother; uncle
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 父亲去世后，伯父主动承担起照顾祖母和处理家族事务的责任。 Fùqīn qùshì hòu, bófù zhǔdòng chéngdān qǐ zhàogù zǔmǔ hé chǔlǐ jiāzú shìwù de zérèn. After his father passed away, his uncle took the initiative to care for his grandmother and handle family affairs.
- 我伯父在大学教书，已经三十多年了。 Wǒ bófù zài dàxué jiāoshū, yǐjīng sānshí duō nián le. My uncle has been teaching at a university for more than thirty years.
- 过年的时候，伯父一家会从外地回来看爷爷。 Guònián de shíhou, bófù yì jiā huì cóng wàidì huílái kàn yéye. At the New Year, my uncle's family comes back from another city to see Grandpa.
Related words
- 伯伯 bóbo father's elder brother; uncle; older man
- 伯母 bómǔ aunt; wife of father's elder brother
- 父母 fùmǔ parents
- 父亲 fùqīn father
- 师父 shīfu master, teacher
- 继父 jìfù stepfather
- 岳父 yuèfù father-in-law
- 祖父 zǔfù paternal grandfather; grandfather
- 保姆 bǎomǔ nanny; domestic helper
- 闺女 guīnü daughter; young woman
- 伴侣 bànlǚ partner; companion
- 爹 diē dad; father