Memory phrase for the character: 爷

爷

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Meaning

grandfather, grandpa, old gentleman

Pronunciation

yé

Explanation

Top: father 父 (.. has a stick ノ in his hand

), bottom: bent person 卩

Mnemonic

This "father" is a bent person: The grandfather.

Radicals

父	father	(For punishing:) A stick ノ in his hand has: the father.
卩	bent person	Shows a person 人 bowing down deeply. (Further radicals with "person" are: sitting 匕, sitting cross-legged 夂, lying , kneeling ⺈, skilled 才, bending マ,卩, slumped 㔾 or husband 夫)

Vocabulary

老爷	lǎo ye	(respectful) lord; master; (informal) maternal grandfather
爷爷	yé ye	(informal) father's father; paternal grandfather
爷爷	yé ye	(informal) father's father; paternal grandfather
大爷	dà ye	(informal) father's older brother; uncle; term of respect for older man
侃爷	kǎn yé	big talker
侃爷	kǎn yé

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