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伯父 (bó fù) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

伯父 (bó fù) is a Chinese word: uncle (father's elder brother). This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 伯父

名 míng noun

uncle (father's elder brother)

伯父每年都会来看我们。

bó fù měi nián dōu huì lái kàn wǒ men

Uncle comes to visit us every year.

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Word breakdown

伯 bó — elder (indicates older brother status)

父 fù — father (indicates male elder/paternal figure)

Structure & writing
1 伯 bó — uncle (father's elder brother)

伯 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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Stroke order

2 父 fù — father
父 is a component in 5 characters

父 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order