Grandpa in Chinese (Mandarin): 爷爷 (yéye)

爷爷
yéye
grandpa
- Simplified
- 爷爷
- Traditional
- 爺爺
- Pinyin
- yéye
- Typed as
- yeye
Use it in a sentence
爷爷在看报纸。
爺爺在看報紙。
Grandpa reads the newspaper.
The characters in 爷爷
爷 / 爺
Grandpa. 父 (father) is on top.
6 strokes
爷爷 is your dad's father. Your mom's father is 外公 (wàigōng) or 姥爷 (lǎoye).
More examples with 爷爷
爷爷喜欢喝茶。
爺爺喜歡喝茶。
Yéye xǐhuan hē chá.
Grandpa likes to drink tea.
我去爷爷家。
我去爺爺家。
Wǒ qù yéye jiā.
I go to Grandpa's house.
How to write 爷爷 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
爷 6 strokes
In Traditional characters:
爺 12 strokes
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