椅 (ji2 ji1 | yi3 yi1) : chair

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椅

ji2 ji1

yi3 yi1

[粵] ji2 [國] yi3
chair; seat; bench

[粵] ji1 [國] yi1
[plant] Idesia polycarpa | [synonym] 山桐子

(Classifier(s): 把)

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 1

Radical: 木 (#75)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

椅

This word has been viewed 6976 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 11th Oct 2019 17:29

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輪椅 leon4 ji2 lun2 yi3 = wheelchair

椅墊 ji2 zin3 yi3 dian4 = chair cushion

椅子 ji2 zi2 yi3 zi5 = chair 國

睡椅 seoi6 ji2 shui4 yi3 = couch

摺椅 zip3 ji2 = a folding chair; a campstool

太師椅 taai3 si1 ji2 = lounge chair with planks for footrest

椅腳 ji2 goek3 = the legs of a table/chair 粵

梳化椅 so1 faa3*2 ji2 = a sofa

餐椅 caan1 ji2 = a dining chair

圓椅 jyun4 ji2 = a round chair
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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 椅
Unicode code for this character: U+6905 (off-site link)

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