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
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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)
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Vocabulary
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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