爷 yé — (paternal) grandfather; grandpa

爷
yé

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #492

Traditional: 爺

yé ye2

Basic definition

  1. noun (paternal) grandfather; grandpa e.g 爷爷姥爷
  2. noun uncle; respectful term for an old man e.g 大爷老爷张大爷
  3. noun father (literary/old use) e.g 爷娘爷俩

Detailed explanation

  1. noun (形声。从父，耶声。简体字“卩”只是个符号。本义:父亲)
  2. noun father e.g 爷娘皇天
  3. noun grandfather
  4. noun 祖父——多叠用
  5. noun 对与祖父辈分相同、年龄相仿的男子的敬称。如:张爷爷
  6. noun uncle
  7. noun master
  8. noun god
  9. noun I

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