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Animated Stroke Order 爷

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How to write 爷 — animated stroke order

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爷 stroke order diagram

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爷

卩kneeling person

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Printable Writing Worksheet: 爷

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How to Use 爷

Common word with 爷

One common HSK word with 爷 is 爷爷, meaning "grandfather [father's father]".

爷爷 • yé ye • grandfather [father's father] • HSK 3

HSK 3

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Example Sentences

Tā他

shì是

gè个

zhēn真

yé爷

men们

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Pinyinyé

Meaningfather, grandfather, or respectful term for an elderly man

Strokes6

Radical父

Traditional爺

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Frequency#310

Zhuyinㄧㄝˊ

UnicodeU+7237

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+卩kneeling person

The father (父) with a hook (卩) — an elder or grandfather, showing respect and authority.

yé爷

ye爷

grandfather [father's father]

Official HSK words with 爷

爷 appears in these official HSK words: 大爷, 姥爷.

大爷 • dà ye • arrogant idler • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

dà大

ye爷

arrogant idler

姥爷 • lǎo ye • maternal grandfather (dialectal) • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

lǎo姥

ye爷

maternal grandfather (dialectal)

。

He is a real man.

lǎo姥

ye爷

jīng经

cháng常

dài带

wǒ我

qù去

gōng公

yuán园

sàn散

bù步

。

My maternal grandfather often takes me to the park for walks

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.

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.

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.

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Characters pronounced "ye".

曳yètrail, tow, drag, pull
掖yèsupport with the arms; stick in, tuck in; fold up
噎yēchoke; hiccup
耶yēused in transliteration
腋yèarmpit
烨yèbright, glorious, or shining

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "父".

爹diēfather, dad
父fùfather
爸bàfather

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