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Meaning of 爹

Lookup via: Pinyin | Radicals
Pinyin: diē
English Definition: dad
Chinese Definition:
①父亲:爹爹。爹娘。
②对老人或长者的尊称:大爹。老爹。
Total strokes: 10; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (father) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ ] father, dad
    • [ duō ] much, many, multi-; more than, over
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Stroke order image for Chinese character 爹
Example Words
老爹 lǎo diē (dialect) father; old man; sir
爹娘 diē niáng (dialect) parents
干爹 gān diē adoptive father (traditional adoption, i.e. without legal ramifications)
公爹 gōng diē husband's father
爹地 diē daddy (loanword)
More:爹* | *爹 | *爹*
Example Sentences
1
"Just friends, Pa!" Arius shouted.
2
Is whatever your pa say right?
3
I bet your father must be a blacksmith.
4
"From his father", says the boss.
5
"Are you going now, dad?" queried an old woman's voice.