Chinese symbol for “chair”
椅子
yǐ zi
chair; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 张 (zhāng)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for chair is 椅子 (yǐ zi), defined as: chair; measure word: 把 (bǎ), 张 (zhāng).
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “chair”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 椅 | yǐ | chair |
| 讲座 (講座) | jiǎng zuò | course of lectures; lecture series; chair (academic position) |
| 幻椅式 | huàn yǐ shì | chair (yoga pose) |
| 坐椅 | zuò yǐ | seat; chair |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 椅子.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 孩子 | hái zi | child |
| 儿子 (兒子) | ér zi | son |
| 电子 (電子) | diàn zǐ | electronic; electron (particle physics) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “chair”.
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.