爹

diē

dad; father

Character

Strokes: 10
Radical: 父 — father, dad
Made of: 父 father, dad 多 much, many, multi-
How it's built: Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

他嘴上总嫌爹啰嗦，真正遇到难处时却第一个给家里打电话。 Tā zuǐ shang zǒng xián diē luōsuo, zhēnzhèng yùdào nánchu shí què dì yī ge gěi jiā lǐ dǎ diànhuà. He always complains that his dad nags, yet when he is really in difficulty, he is the first to call home.
他爹年轻时在村里种了一辈子地。 Tā diē niánqīng shí zài cūn lǐ zhòng le yíbèizi dì. His father farmed in the village all his life.
爹，你快来看，我做的风筝飞起来了！ Diē, nǐ kuài lái kàn, wǒ zuò de fēngzheng fēi qǐlái le! Dad, come quickly and look, the kite I made is flying!