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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yǐ | yi3
English translation
chair
chair, seat

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun morpheme / 名语素 Míng yǔsù

Learning hint

wood

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

木奇

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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消防 xiāofáng 队员 duì yuán 着火 zháohuǒ de 椅子 yǐzi chū 窗外.

The fireman flung the burning chair out of the window.

亨利 Hēng lì 勋爵 xūn jué 伸手 shēn shǒu 摊脚 de tǎng zài 沙发椅 shǎng , xiào zhāo .

Lord Henry stretched himself out on the divan and laughed.

后来 hòulái 想起 xiǎng qǐ zài , 便 biàn 偷偷 tōu tōu de Shū diū zài 椅子 yǐzi xià .

Remembering my presence, he furtively dropped it under his chair.

bàn le 一下 yīxià , zhuàng fān le 椅子 yǐzi .

He stumbled and overthrew the chair.

shuí Néng Zhā 清楚 qīngchu zhè 椅子 yǐzi huài diào de 原因 yuányīn ne ?

Can anybody cast light upon how this chair got broken?

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
椅子 yǐzi chair椅子 yǐzi
chair
轮椅 lún yǐ wheelchair輪椅
座椅 zuò yǐ seat座椅 zuò yǐ
长椅 cháng yǐ bench長椅
躺椅 tǎng yǐ deck chair躺椅 tǎng yǐ
椅背 yǐ bèi the back of a chair椅背 yǐ bèi
摇椅 yáo yǐ rocking chair搖椅
睡椅 shuì yǐ couch睡椅 shuì yǐ
藤椅 téng yǐ rattan chair藤椅 téng yǐ
转椅 zhuàn yǐ swivel chair轉椅
折叠椅 zhé dié yǐ folding chair折疊椅
桌椅板凳 zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng chairs and tables桌椅板凳 zhuō yǐ bǎn dèng
坐椅 zuò yǐ seat坐椅 zuò yǐ
扶手椅 fú shǒu yǐ armchair扶手椅 fú shǒu yǐ

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Decomposition

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