爷爷
yé​ye HSK1

paternal grandfather

爷 ye, yé father Simplified

Simplified form of 爺. Phonosemantic compound. 父 represents the meaning and 耶 represents the sound.

Components

父
父 Meaning component
fù father
卩
卩 Simplified component
jié person kneeling

Shorthand for the 耶 component in the traditional character 爺.

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Readings & variants
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爺 ye, yé father Traditional

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

Components

父
父 Meaning component
fù father
耶
耶 Sound component
yé, yē, ye ye (sound)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhanglaː
Unicodeia

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang