爺
U+723A
12 STROKES
Entry·pron. yé
ㄧㄝˊ
“Grandfather; old man; term of respect for a father or elder; term of address for a deity.”
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父father
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Words containing this character
Common words in our dictionary built on this character
- 爺爺paternal grandfather; grandpa; (archaic or Taiwan) respectful term for an official or respected elder
- 老爺ㄌㄠˇ ˙ㄧㄝlord; master; respectful address for officials or gentry; (coll.) maternal grandfather; husband (wife's address); (historical) honorific for juren degree holders
- 老天爺God; Heaven as a deity controlling fate; used in prayers or exclamations like 'Heavens!'
- 王爺ㄨㄤˊ ˙ㄧㄝa prince; a nobleman; a marquis; a title of respect for a royal or noble person
- 少爺ㄕㄠˋ ˙ㄧㄝyoung master; a young male heir or son of a wealthy family; historically used by servants to address their young employer
- 師爺ㄕ ˙ㄧㄝformerly, a clerk or secretary in a government office; (archaic) a form of address for one's teacher's father or grandfather
- 大爺ㄉㄚˋ ˙ㄧㄝ
- 財神爺ㄘㄞˊ ㄕㄣˊ ㄧㄝˊ
- 城隍爺ㄔㄥˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄝˊ
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