爺
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yé · grandfather, old man

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12Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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父Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 爺

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Example sentences

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Wǒ yé yé de tīng lì bú tài hǎo.我爺爺的聽力不太好。

My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.

Source: Tatoeba #1959985 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shàng zhōu kàn dào le yé yé.我上週看到了爺爺。

I saw grandfather last week.

Source: Tatoeba #881767 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ chū shēng bù jiǔ zhī hòu wǒ de yé yé jiù qù shì le.我出生不久之後我的爺爺就去世了。

My grandfather died shortly after my birth.

Source: Tatoeba #10272601 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zhào gù wǒ de yé yé.我照顧我的爺爺。

I'm taking care of my grandfather.

Source: Tatoeba #850391 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qù jū zhàn sòng yé yé le.他去車站送爺爺了。

He went to see his grandfather off at the station.

Source: Tatoeba #5551109 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ yé yé zhù zài nǎ lǐ?你爺爺住在哪裡?

Where does your grandfather live?

Source: Tatoeba #917799 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 爺 in context

  1. Say yé, then recall the core meaning: grandfather, old man.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 爺 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.