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Chinese symbol for “armchair”

扶手椅
fú shǒu yǐ
armchair

The closest CC-CEDICT match for armchair is 扶手椅 (fú shǒu yǐ), defined as: armchair.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

扶 fú
to support, to protect, to help
radical 64 ⼿ · 7 strokes
手 shǒu
hand
radical 64 ⼿ · 4 strokes
椅 yǐ
chair, seat
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Other Chinese words for “armchair”

WordPinyinMeaning
空头 (空頭)kōng tóuphony; so-called
单人沙发 (單人沙發)dān rén shā fā(upholstered) armchair

Related words

Other words that share a character with 扶手椅.

WordPinyinMeaning
扶贫 (扶貧)fú pínassistance to the poor; poverty alleviation
扶持fú chíto help; to assist
扶植fú zhíto foster; to support
扶助fú zhùto assist
扶养 (扶養)fú yǎngto foster; to bring up
帮扶 (幫扶)bāng fúto provide assistance to; to support
手机 (手機)shǒu jīcell phone; mobile phone; measure word: 部 (bù), 台 (tái)
手段shǒu duànmethod; way; means (of doing sth); skill; ability
椅子yǐ zichair; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 张 (zhāng)

See also: Japanese symbol for “armchair”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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