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= y + e2
grandpa / old gentleman
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How to pronounce 爺

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e2 final

In the elevator’s kitchen.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

爺 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
= fu + Ø4
father
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= y + e1
(phonetic ye)
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= y + e2
interrogative particle (classical)
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ye = y + e5
final particle indicating enthusiasm etc
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Characters with 爺 as component

爺 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 爺

Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2]) / His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee) / Buddha / God / emperor / in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]
term used in Taiwan for 黑白無常|黑白无常[Hei1 Bai2 Wu2 chang2]

Sentences with 爺

爺 currently does not appear in any sentence.

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grandpa / old gentleman

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