姥爷
lǎoyeTraditional 姥爺
maternal grandfather
Every meaning
lǎoye
- maternal grandfather
Its characters
- 姥lǎomaternal grandparent (as in 姥姥 and 姥爷)
- 爷yégrandfather (paternal); grandpa
Words with 姥
Words with 爷
Meanings are from Mandarin The Wild’s own dictionary. Levels follow the official HSK word list (the exam’s 2025 syllabus, levels 7–9 shown together).