岳 yuè
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 山 — mountain, hill, peak
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
岳父
yuèfù
father-in-law
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
- 第一次见岳父时，他特意准备了一份介绍家乡茶文化的小礼物。 Dì yí cì jiàn yuèfù shí, tā tèyì zhǔnbèi le yī fèn jièshào jiāxiāng chá wénhuà de xiǎo lǐwù. When meeting his father-in-law for the first time, he specially prepared a small gift introducing the tea culture of his hometown.
- 岳父很喜欢钓鱼，我常陪他去湖边。 Yuèfù hěn xǐhuan diàoyú, wǒ cháng péi tā qù húbiān. My father-in-law loves fishing; I often keep him company at the lake.
- 今年春节我们和岳父岳母一起吃年夜饭。 Jīnnián Chūnjié wǒmen hé yuèfù yuèmǔ yìqǐ chī niányèfàn. This Spring Festival we are having the New Year's Eve dinner together with my father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Related words
- 岳母 yuèmǔ mother-in-law
- 父母 fùmǔ parents
- 父亲 fùqīn father
- 师父 shīfu master, teacher
- 伯父 bófù father's elder brother; uncle
- 继父 jìfù stepfather
- 祖父 zǔfù paternal grandfather; grandfather
- 祖母 zǔmǔ grandmother; paternal grandmother
- 双胞胎 shuāngbāotāi twins
- 丫头 yātou girl; lass; little girl
- 姓氏 xìngshì surname; family name
- 子孙 zǐsūn descendants; offspring