爷爷

yéye · HSK 1

grandfather

爷爷 — grandfather

👴 爷 doubled = grandpa; 父 (father) on top, 卩 below as the seal of seniority

爷爷 is 爷 repeated, a common kinship-doubling pattern (like 妈妈, 哥哥). The character 爷 contains 父 (father) above 卩, marking the father's father. Reduplication signals familiar address.

More Chinese words · How Chinese works