Radical 父

8 strokes

father 父 (367) + wait for 巴 (368a) = dad 爸

(In the queue for the sale at the department store) Imagine waiting for your father to come (so that you will be allowed in). When he arrives you shout, “Dad!” / You both race off to stop the dwarf grabbing all the bargains.

爸爸 bàba dad, daddy, papa