爷

yé

Radical: 父 pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

爷 decomposes into the following components:

父 卩

Semantic component: 父; phonetic component: 耶.

Words containing 爷

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 爷.

佛爷
fó ye
Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])
侃爷
kǎn yé
big talker
倒爷
dǎo yé
profiteer
外爷
wài ye
大爷
dà yé
arrogant idler
太爷
tài yé
(respectful for) one's grandfather
姑爷
gū ye
son-in-law (used by wife's family)
姥爷
lǎo ye
maternal grandfather (dialectal)
家爷
jiā yé
少爷
shào ye
son of the boss
师爷
shī yé
爷们
yé men
menfolk (collective term for men of different generations)

Related characters (radical 父)

Characters that share the radical 父.

父 爸 爹 爺

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