椅 meaning and stroke order
Chair, seat
How to write 椅, stroke by stroke
12 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 椅
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- chair
How 椅 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Wood.
木 gives the meaning and 奇 hints at the sound.
Radical: 木 (tree), shared by 388 characters on this site.
How to remember 椅
椅 is a pictophonetic character: 木 (mù, wood) on the left tells you it is made of wood, and 奇 (qí) on the right hints at the sound. Picture a strange (奇) wooden (木) chair you sit on.
椅 rarely stands alone in speech. People usually say 椅子 (yǐzi) for an ordinary chair, and 椅 appears in compounds like 轮椅 (lúnyǐ, wheelchair) and 长椅 (chángyǐ, bench). Example: 请坐在椅子上。(Qǐng zuò zài yǐzi shang.) Please sit on the chair.
Common mistake: Learners often mix up 椅 (yǐ, chair) with 桌 (zhuō, table), since both use 木 and appear together in 桌椅 (zhuōyǐ, tables and chairs). Also note the tone: 椅 is third tone yǐ, even though its phonetic part 奇 is read qí.
Common words with 椅
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
椅 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 椅
How many strokes are in 椅?
椅 is written with 12 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 椅 mean?
椅 (yǐ) means chair, seat. A common word with it is 椅子 (yǐzi), meaning "chair".
How do you pronounce 椅?
椅 is pronounced yǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 椅?
The radical of 椅 is 木, which carries the idea of "tree". Dictionaries list 椅 under this radical.
Is 椅 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 椅 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What is the difference between 椅子 and 凳子?
椅子 (yǐzi) is a chair with a backrest. 凳子 (dèngzi) is a stool or bench without a back.
What measure word goes with 椅子?
Use 把 (bǎ), as in 一把椅子 (yì bǎ yǐzi), one chair. In casual speech some people also say 个 (gè).