TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
父
父 ＝ 又 ＋ 丨
ㄈㄨˋ · fù
noun — father
字源 FORM — what the parts do
丨義the raised staff (or stone axe) the hand gripsa single upright stroke — the rod of authority crossed by the hand
A hand (又) gripping a raised rod — the staff of the one who heads and disciplines the household, the father. The whole graph is that hand-and-staff, now flattened into four strokes. From father came every respectful term for an elder man. 父 sits on top of 爸 and 爺.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一隻手（又）舉起棍杖——立規矩的人，父。
A hand (又) raises the rod — the one who lays down the rule: father.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)父親、父— father常用
→祖父、岳父— (elder male kin — grandfather, father-in-law)常用
⇒老父、漁父— respectful term for an elder man
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension