爷 yé grandfather
怎么记住“爷”: 父 father + 卩 seal = grandfather. The father proudly presses the old family seal into red wax on the letter, the way he learnt it from grandfather.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
originally 父 + 耶
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
爷 = 父 father + 卩 seal
- 父 father meaning
- 卩 seal shape only
The father proudly presses the old family seal into red wax on the letter, the way he learnt it from grandfather.
How it came to be
The father gives the meaning; in the full form the lower part gave the sound.
用法
- Grandfather (father's father): 爷爷 (yéye) grandpa; 姥爷 (lǎoye) is the other grandfather (mother's father).
- 大爷 (dàye) is a respectful 'uncle/mister' for an older man, or father's elder brother.
- Historically 'master/lord': 老爷 (lǎoye) an old-time term for a master or official.
含“爷”的词语
例句
- 爷爷在陪孙女玩。 Yéye zài péi sūnnǚ wánr.The grandfather is playing with his granddaughter.
- 老爷爷在树林里散步。 Lǎoyéye zài shùlín lǐ sànbù.The old man is taking a walk in the woods.