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姥爷 (lǎo ye) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 5

姥爷 (lǎo ye) is a Chinese word: maternal grandfather. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 姥爷

名 míng noun

maternal grandfather

姥爷很喜欢给我讲故事。

lǎo ye hěn xǐ huan gěi wǒ jiǎng gù shi

My maternal grandfather likes to tell me stories.

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Word breakdown

姥 lǎo — maternal (mother's side)

爷 yé / ye — grandfather (elderly male)

Contextual pronunciation: ye

Structure & writing
1 姥 lǎo — maternal grandfather (see 姥爷)

姥 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)
女 is a component in 54 characters
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1.2 老 lǎo — old; aged (opposite of 少/幼)
老 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 爷 yé / ye — (dial.) father

爷 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

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