椅 — Chinese character
椅
yǐ
chair, seat
- Pinyin
- yǐ
- Radical
- 75 ⽊ (Tree)
- Strokes
- 12
- Components
- 木 奇
- Formation
- pictophonetic — wood; meaning component 木; sound component 奇
- Japanese
- 椅 as a kanji
Common words with 椅
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椅子 | yǐ zi | chair; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 张 (zhāng) |
| 轮椅 (輪椅) | lún yǐ | wheelchair |
| 座椅 | zuò yǐ | seat |
| 长椅 (長椅) | cháng yǐ | bench |
| 交椅 | jiāo yǐ | old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest; (fig.) position in a hierarchy |
| 椅背 | yǐ bèi | the back of a chair |
| 躺椅 | tǎng yǐ | deck chair; recliner |
| 电椅 (電椅) | diàn yǐ | electric chair (used to execute criminals) |
| 坐椅 | zuò yǐ | seat; chair |
| 扶手椅 | fú shǒu yǐ | armchair |
| 藤椅 | téng yǐ | rattan chair |
| 转椅 (轉椅) | zhuàn yǐ | swivel chair; children's roundabout |
English words written with 椅
Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.