No. 2,577 in Chinese
翁
"翁" means "elderly man" or "old man," and can also refer to a "father" or be used as a respectful term for "husband."
In a sentence
我对那位老翁心生敬佩。
I deeply respect that old gentleman.
翁 is used here to refer respectfully to an elderly man.
他是我的岳翁，待我如亲人一般。
He is my father-in-law and treats me like family.
翁 is used here as a suffix (岳翁) meaning father-in-law.
这片土地曾是明伟翁家族的庄园。
This land used to be the estate of Mr. Mingwei's family.
翁 is used here as part of proper naming to denote Mr. Mingwei in a respectful manner.
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