爷
爺yé
#1,005 most
frequent character
grandpa, old gentleman
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
爷 has 父 father for meaning and 卩 jié for sound. Its first meaning was 'father,' which grew to 'old gentleman' and then 'grandpa.' It replaces 爺 by dropping 耳 and shortening one side.
Ask DeepSeek
Your word lists
Sign in to add this word to your private lists.