Chinese

椅子

yǐzi
chair (Classifier: 把 m; 張／张 m)
  • HSK 2

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  • characterChinese椅 “chair (Classifier: 張／张 c)”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese奇 “strange; odd; weird; unusual”
      • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
      • soundChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
        • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
        • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
          • componentChinese𠃑
          • componentChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”

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