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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞
伯父 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)
伯父 ＝ 伯 ＋ 父
ㄅㄛˊ ㄈㄨˋ · bófù
noun — father's elder brother (formal); uncle (polite for an older man)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

伯father's elder brother, the eldest (伯仲)bó
父father, a senior man (父親)fù
伯父，伯仲的伯，父親的父。
關 · Related
伯母bómǔhis wife — the matching term叔父shúfùfather's younger brother — the junior counterpart