父子
HSK 4 (exam 2025)
父子 (fùzǐ) · father and son
父子 (fùzǐ) means “father and son”. It is written with 2 characters: 父 (father) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 父子 is built
The characters
父 fù · father
What 父 is made of
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
Origin hint: A hand 乂 holding an axe 八 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
父子两个人去钓鱼了。Fùzǐ liǎng ge rén qù diàoyú le.The father and son went fishing.
他们父子都喜欢足球。Tāmen fùzǐ dōu xǐhuan zúqiú.Both father and son like football.
Questions about 父子
What does 父子 mean?
父子 (fùzǐ) means “father and son”.
How do you pronounce 父子?
父子 is pronounced fùzǐ.
Which HSK level is 父子?
父子 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025).
Related words
- 父母fùmǔparents
- 父亲fùqīnfather
- 祖父zǔfùgrandfather (father's father)
- 父女fùnǚfather and daughter
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
Learn 父子 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 · Group 22: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.