爷爷
HSK 2 (exam 2025)HSK 1 (2021)Old HSK 3
爷爷 (yéye) · paternal grandfather
爷爷 (yéye) means “paternal grandfather”. It is written with 1 character: 爷 (grandfather). It is an HSK 2 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 爷爷 is built
The characters
爷 yé · grandfather
What 爷 is made of
- 父fù — father
- 八bā — eight
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 卩jié — seal
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: 父 gives the meaning, 耶 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我爷爷今年八十岁了。Wǒ yéye jīnnián bāshí suì le.My grandpa is eighty this year.
你爷爷住在哪儿？Nǐ yéye zhù zài nǎr?Where does your grandpa live?
Questions about 爷爷
What does 爷爷 mean?
爷爷 (yéye) means “paternal grandfather”.
How do you pronounce 爷爷?
爷爷 is pronounced yéye.
Which HSK level is 爷爷?
爷爷 is in HSK 2 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
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Learn 爷爷 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 30: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.