椅
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yǐ · chair, seat

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Character anatomy

Understand the reusable parts

The decomposition shows how the visual pieces fit together, not necessarily the character’s historical origin.

Writing notes

Shape and proportion

12Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 椅

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yǐWords pronounced yǐ
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Example sentences

Notice where 椅 sits in each complete thought.

Nǐ de yǐzi hé wǒ de hěn xiàng.你的椅子和我的很像。

Your chair is similar to mine.

Source: Tatoeba #1225645 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo rén zuò zài cháng yǐ shàng.老人坐在长椅上。

The old man was sitting on the bench.

Source: Tatoeba #347222 · CC BY 2.0 FR
“ zhè shì shuí de yǐzi?”“ tā shì wǒ de.”“这是谁的椅子?”“它是我的。”

"Whose chair is this?" "It is mine."

Source: Tatoeba #1737869 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì wǒ zhēn de hěn xǐ huān de yǐzi.那是我真的很喜歡的椅子。

That's the chair that I really like.

Source: Tatoeba #895698 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng gěi wǒ zhǎo yì bǎ yǐzi.请给我找一把椅子。

Get me a chair, please.

Source: Tatoeba #394594 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Qǐng zuò zài zhè bǎ yǐzi shàng.请坐在这把椅子上。

Please sit down on this chair.

Source: Tatoeba #8932566 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 椅 in context

  1. Say yǐ, then recall the core meaning: chair, seat.
  2. Write all 12 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 椅子 (yǐ zi), meaning “chair”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 椅 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.