父亲

• 拼音: fù qīn
• 汉字拆解: 父 = pictograph of a hand holding a stick, the father figure; 亲 = 立 (stand) + 木 (tree) + 见 (see), meaning close relative

含义

Father. The formal term for one's father.

More formal and respectful than 爸爸. Used in written language, formal speech, and when speaking about one's father to others in a respectful way. Also used in official documents and literary contexts.

例句

1. 他的父亲是一名医生。
2. 父亲节那天我给父亲打了电话。
3. 她从父亲那里学到了很多做人的道理。

用法指南

语境: family, formal, written

语气: respectful

正确说法

• 我的父亲今年六十岁了。(My father is sixty years old this year.)
• 父亲对我的教育非常严格。(My father was very strict about my education.)

错误说法

• 父亲，我想出去玩 (Don't call your father 父亲 in casual speech — use 爸爸 or 爸; 父亲 is for formal or written reference, not daily address)

起源与历史

Compound of 父 (father) and 亲 (close, parent), together meaning father with an added sense of kinship.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal