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fù — (bound form) father; (bound form) male relative of father's generation (as in 伯父)

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Where it comes from

A hand holding a stone axe or a staff — the one who wields the tool. The modern strokes still cross where the hand grips.

Words it turns up in

父母父亲岳父

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