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椅

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chair

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HSK 3.0
Level 2
Old HSK
Level 1
Strokes
12
Radical
木 +8
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
椅
Common rank
#2,094
Unicode
U+6905

Formation & memory

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How 椅 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

木 meaning “wood” + 奇 sound ( qí )

Components 木 奇

How to remember it

chair · Heisig RSH #1566

木 tree + 奇 strange

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 椅

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
人体工学椅 rén tǐ gōng xué yǐ ergonomic chair
安乐椅 ān lè yǐ comfortable armchair; easy chair; rocking chair
弹射座椅 tán shè zuò yǐ ejection seat
高脚椅 gāo jiǎo yǐ tall chair; bar stool; (child's) high chair
椅子 yǐ zi chair; CL:把[ba3],張|张[zhang1]
电椅 diàn yǐ electric chair (used to execute criminals)
长椅 cháng yǐ bench
龙椅 lóng yǐ the Dragon Throne; the imperial throne
交椅 jiāo yǐ old-style wooden folding armchair, typically featuring a footrest; (fig.) position in a hi…
角椅 jiǎo yǐ chair designed to fit in corner of a room
转椅 zhuàn yǐ swivel chair; children's roundabout
扶手椅 fú shǒu yǐ armchair
座椅 zuò yǐ seat
椅背 yǐ bèi the back of a chair
轮椅 lún yǐ wheelchair
幻椅式 huàn yǐ shì chair (yoga pose)
靠背椅 kào bèi yǐ high-back chair
折椅 zhé yǐ folding chair
坐椅 zuò yǐ seat; chair
折叠椅 zhé dié yǐ folding chair; deck chair

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 奇 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
奇 sound part qí strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
寄 jì to mail, to send, to transit; to deposit, to entrust; to rely on
骑 qí to ride, to mount; cavalry
绮 qǐ fine silk; elegant, beautiful
倚 yǐ to rely on, to depend on
崎 qí rough, uneven; jagged, rugged
旖 yǐ romantic; tender, charming
犄 jī animal horns
猗 yī exclamation of admiration
剞 jī carving or engraving; knife; grave
埼 qí headland
琦 qí jade, gem, precious stone
掎 jǐ to pull, to drag; to drag one's feet
欹 yī pleading interjection