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爷 - yé

father, grandfather

father, grandfather

How to read 爷

Click 爷 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishfather, grandfather
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

爷俩 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 爷们. Please read 爷爷 one more time.

Common words with this character

father and his child
menfolk; husbands and their fathers etc
paternal grandfather; grandpa
Buddha; His Holiness; Buddha

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 爷 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 爷俩 and 爷们 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 爷.