爺 Stroke Order

爺 (yé) 1. Father. - 父親： “軍書十二卷，卷卷有～名”， meaning "in the military records, every volume has the name of the father." 2. Grandfather. - 祖父： ～～。姥～， meaning "grandfather." 3. A respectful term for elders or older men. - 對長輩或年長男子的敬稱： 張大～， meaning "Mr. Zhang, an elder." 4. A term used in the past for bureaucrats and wealthy individuals. - 舊時對官僚、財主等的稱呼： 縣太～。少（shào）～， meaning "County magistrate" or "young master." 5. A term for Buddha or deities. - 對佛、神的稱呼： 佛～。財神～， meaning "Buddha" or "God of Wealth." Noun designation: Used to refer to one's father. Example from 南朝梁: “願為市鞍馬，從此替爷征，” which translates to "I wish to be a merchant horse, to replace the father in battles." It also serves as a term of respect for elders or masters, with terms like "老爷" (old master), "少爷" (young master), "大爷" (big master). In 《红楼梦》, it mentions "一個作爷的，還賴我們這幾個錢，連我也不在眼里！", meaning "A person acting like a master still depends on our few coins, not even seeing me in their eyes!" Noun reference to divinities: Used to refer to deities. Examples include "老天爷" (God) and "财神爷" (God of Wealth).