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Characters, words, pinyin or English

爹 diē father

father; dad; daddy

How to remember 爹: 父 father + 多 many = father. The tired father comes home after many long hours, and his toddler, who has learned three new words, shouts "father!"

  • HSK 8
  • 10 strokes
  • Radical 父

Component breakdown

爹 = 父 father + 多 many

  • 父 father
  • 多 many
    • 夕 evening
    • 夕 evening
The Gushi story

The tired father comes home after many long hours, and his toddler, who has learned three new words, shouts "father!"

How it is used

  • Dad/father - a colloquial or regional/rural term, warmer or older-flavored than 爸爸 (bàba).
  • 爹娘 (diēniáng) means one's parents (folksy). Also in 干爹 (gāndiē) godfather/sugar-daddy. Register: informal, sometimes rustic or slangy.