爺

yé

father, grandfather

How to write 爺, stroke by stroke

grandpa; old gentleman

Pictophonetic: semantic 父 (father), phonetic 耶

Made of 父 + 耶

爺爺yé ye(coll.) paternal grandfather; grandpa
老爺lǎo ye(respectful) lord; master; (coll.) maternal grandfather
老天爺lǎo tiān yéGod; Heavens
少爺shào yeson of the boss; young master of the house; your son (honorific)
大爺dà yéarrogant idler; self-centered show-off
大爺dà ye(coll.) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
王爺wáng yeprince; marquis; nobleman
老爺爺lǎo yé ye(coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
爺們yé menmenfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc
老爺子lǎo yé zimy (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male
老爺車lǎo ye chēclassic car
倒爺dǎo yé(coll.) a profiteer; (business) wheeler-dealer

我爺爺的聽力不太好。
wǒ yé yé de tīng lì bú tài hǎo 。
My grandfather is a bit hard of hearing.
我上週看到了爺爺。
wǒ shàng zhōu kàn dào le yé yé 。
I saw grandfather last week.
我照顧我的爺爺。
wǒ zhào gù wǒ de yé yé 。
I take care of my grandfather.
他去車站送爺爺了。
tā qù jū zhàn sòng yé yé le 。
He went to see his grandfather off at the station.
那位老爺爺死於癌症。
nà wèi lǎo yé yé sǐ wū ái zhèng 。
The old man died of cancer.