懂中文 Dong Chinese

爺

yé

father

Phonosemantic compound. 父 represents the meaning and 耶 represents the sound.

Components
父 meaning component

父  Meaning component

fù

  

father

耶 sound component

耶  Sound component

yé, yē, ye

  

ye (sound)

Definitions

爷 (爺) 

yé

father, grandfather; grandpa; old gentleman

Most common words with 爺
Freq.
Word
Meaning

爷爷

(coll.) father's father

爷

grandpa

老天爷

God

大爷

uncle

少爷

son of the boss