HSK 1 · Family

爷爷

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grandpa (paternal)

Stroke order of 爷爷

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

爷 · 6 strokes爷 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

"爷" has father "父" on top: father of your father, grandpa, said twice with love.

Parts: 爷: 父 father + 卩 kneeling figure; repeated as 爷爷 grandpa

Example sentence

爷爷喜欢在家里看报纸。

Grandpa likes reading the newspaper at home.

More words: Family

爸dad 爸爸dad; father 妈mom 妈妈mom; mother 哥older brother 哥哥older brother 姐older sister 姐姐older sister 弟younger brother 弟弟younger brother 妹younger sister 妹妹younger sister 奶奶grandma (paternal)奶milk; grandma 儿子son 女儿daughter 家人family members

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