Radical What does the radical 父 mean? The radical 父 means father; it has 4 strokes. Quick factsMeaningfatherStrokes4Kanji using it7 父4 strokes7 kanjifatherStroke order · 4 strokesWatch it written1234Kanji using this radical校school交intersect効effect郊suburbs絞wringing較comparing釜pot (for cooking rice, usually cast iron)