Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 爷
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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
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父
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father | |
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卩
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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)) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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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 |
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