爷 - yé - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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6 strokes
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爷 (爺)

yé

Definition

grandpa
grandfather
old gentleman
master
father

Character Decomposition

Related words (15)

爷们

yé men

menfolk (collective term for men of different generations); husbands and their fathers etc

爷爷

yé ye

grandfather (paternal); grandpa

big talker

profiteer; wheeler dealer; tradesman who buys low and sell high

大爷

dà yé

arrogant idler; self-centered show-off

太爷

tài yé

(respectful for) one's grandfather; sb's father; older people; the head of the house (used by servants); a district magistrate

家爷

jiā yé

(old) a term servants used to refer to their master

膀爷

bǎng yé

topless guy (man who, in a public place, is not wearing a shirt)

舅爷

jiù yé

uncle; father's maternal uncle; granduncle

板儿爷

bǎn r yé

(coll.) pedicab driver

uncle; grandpa

elderly gentleman (respectful); esteemed father

老爷子

lǎo yé zi

my (you etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male

老爷爷

lǎo yé ye

(coll.) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather

财神爷

cái shén yé

god of wealth; very wealthy man

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