father, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man
Animated Stroke Order 爷
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HSK Vocabulary: 爷
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Example Sentences
Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 爷 is used in context
1
shào少
ye爷
cóng从
xiǎo小
jiē接
shòu受
zuì最
hǎo好
de的
jiào教
yù育
。
The young master received the best education since childhood.
2
yé爷
ye爷
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
chén晨
dōu都
qù去
gōng公
yuán园
sàn散
bù步
。
Grandfather goes for a walk in the park every morning.
3
zhè这
wèi位
dà大
yé爷
jīng经
cháng常
zài在
lóu楼
xià下
xià下
qí棋
。
This elderly gentleman often plays chess downstairs.
4
yé爷
yé爷
zài在
gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
sàn散
bù步
。
Grandpa is taking a walk in the park.
5
wǒ我
yé爷
yé爷
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
dū都
huì会
qù去
cài菜
shì市
chǎng场
mǎi买
cài菜
。
My grandpa goes to the vegetable market to buy groceries every morning.
6
yé爷
yé爷
suī虽
rán然
nián年
jì纪
dà大
le了
，
dàn但
yī依
rán然
jiān坚
chí持
měi每
tiān天
yuè阅
dú读
bào报
zhǐ纸
，
guān关
xīn心
guó国
jiā家
dà大
shì事
。
Although grandpa is old, he still insists on reading the newspaper every day and cares about national affairs.
Information
Traditional爺
Radical父
Strokes6
StructureTop-Bottom
Frequency#310
Zhuyinㄧㄝˊ
Components—
UnicodeU+7237
CangjieCKHQU
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Cultural note
Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.
Learn how the Five Elements describe personality