椅子
HSK 1 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)Old HSK 1
椅子 (yǐzi) · chair
椅子 (yǐzi) means “chair”. It is written with 2 characters: 椅 (chair) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 椅子 is built
The characters
椅 yǐ · chair
What 椅 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 奇qí — strange
- 大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
- 可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 大dà — big
Origin hint: 木 gives the meaning, 奇 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
请坐在这个椅子上。Qǐng zuò zài zhège yǐzi shang.Please sit on this chair.
这儿有几个椅子？Zhèr yǒu jǐ gè yǐzi?How many chairs are there here?
Questions about 椅子
What does 椅子 mean?
椅子 (yǐzi) means “chair”.
How do you pronounce 椅子?
椅子 is pronounced yǐzi.
Which HSK level is 椅子?
椅子 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 1.
Related words
- 轮椅lúnyǐwheelchair
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 饺子jiǎozidumpling
Learn 椅子 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 35: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.