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Word and Radical Components of 椅子

The Chinese word 椅子 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
椅子 yǐzi 1. n. chair

椅子 ⇨ 椅 + 子
Component Pinyin Meanings
椅 yǐ 1. chair
椅 2. , a kind of tree
     Synonyms: 山桐子
子 zǐ 1. (literary) child; offspring
2. son
     獨生子 - dúshēngzǐ - only son
     愛子 - àizǐ - beloved son
     一 子 一 女 - yī zǐ yī nǚ - one son and one daughter
3. (literary) descendant; posterity
4. (Christianity) the Son
5. (in compounds) person
     女子 (nǚzǐ) - female; woman
6. (literary) master; teacher
7. (literary) A respectful title for teachers, usually attached after their surnames.
     孔子 (Kǒngzǐ) - Master Kong (Confucius)
     老子 (Lǎozǐ) - Laozi
8. (literary, polite) you
9. Alternative form of 籽 (seed); also its second-round simplified form.
     葵花子 (kuíhuāzǐ) - sunflower seed
10. egg
     魚子 (yúzǐ) - caviar
11. young; tender; small
12. Prefix attached to nouns, denoting "a part of", "belonging to" or "individual". sub-
     子目錄 (zǐmùlù) - subdirectory
13. (astrology) First earthly branch: rat in the Chinese zodiac, 11th solar month, midnight (11:00 pm to 1:00 am)
14. (historical) viscount (fourth of five ranks of Chinese aristocracy under the Zhou dynasty)
15. (physics, biology) -on
16. (Min Nan) grain-like object; particle; granule
17. (Min Nan, music) rhythm
18. (Min Nan)
zi 19. Suffix:
20.    Used to nominalize.
21.    瓶子zi - píngzi - bottle
22.    刷子zi - shuāzi - brush
23.    胖子zi - pàngzi - fat person
24.    (colloquial) Used in some classifiers.
25.    一下子zi - yīxiàzi - all of a sudden
26. small, round object
     算盤子jí (sǹg-pôaⁿ-jí) - abacus bead, MN
27. (Xiamen, Quanzhou)
28. (Zhangzhou, Taiwan)

椅 ⇨ 木 + 奇
Component Pinyin Meanings
木 mù 1. tree; woody plant
     Synonyms: 樹
     樹木 - tree
     灌木 - shrub
     木芍藥 - tree peony
2. wood; timber
     木頭tou - log
3. wooden
     這 張 桌子 是 木 的。 - This table is made of wood
4. simple; plain; slow; emotionless; wooden
     木訥 - plain spoken, slow and inarticulate
     棺木 - coffin
     就木 - to die (to enter one's coffin)
5. (Mandarin, neologism, slang) (eye dialect of zh, 沒)
     有木有 - innit, damn right
6. numb
     麻木 - numb, insensitive
     她 手指 凍 木 了。 - Her fingers were numb with cold.
奇 qí 1. strange; odd; weird; unusual
     奇怪 - strange
     奇特 - peculiar
2. wonderful; fantastic; remarkable
     , miracle
     奇妙 - fantastic
jī 3. (mathematics) odd
     奇數 - tr=jīshù, odd number
4. (Min Dong, Min Nan)
     蜀 奇 箸 (siŏh-kiă dê̤ṳ) - a single chopstick, MD

子 ⇨ 了 + 一
Component Pinyin Meanings
了 liǎo 1. Variant of 尞
2. Variant of 潦
一 一 1. one
     一 長 一 短 - yī cháng yī duǎn - one short and one long
     一 死 一 傷 - yī sǐ yī shāng - one dead, one injured
     一 高 一 低 - yī gāo yī dī - one high and one low
     一 天 一 夜 - yī tiān yī yè - one day and one night
     一 日 一 夜 - jat1 jat6 jat1 je6 - one day and one night, C
     一 左 一 右 - yī zuǒ yī yòu - one left, one right
2. each; every
     給 他 們 一 人 一 顆 蘋果。 (Gěi tā men yī rén yī kē píngguǒ.) - Give them an apple each.
3. single; alone
     獨自 一 人 - dúzì yī rén - a solitary person, one person
     專一 - zhuānyī - single-minded, monogamous
4. whole; entire; all: throughout
     他們 在 海灘 上 玩 了 一 下午。 (Tāmen zài hǎitān shàng wán le yī xiàwǔ.) - They played the whole afternoon on the beach.
5. same; identical
     大小 不一 - dàxiǎo bùyī - not having the same size
     大細 不一 - daai6 sai3 bat1 jat1 - not having the same size, C
6. (classical) another; alternative
     蟋蟀，一 名 促織。 (Xīshuài, yī míng cùzhī.) - Crickets, also called cùzhī lit. another name being cùzhī.
7. (formal) certain aforementioned
     「旋律」一 詞 中 的「旋」字 - “xuánlǜ” yī cí zhōng de “xuán” zì - the character (m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋) within the word m-lite, zh, sc=Hani, 旋律
8. With the verb modified reduplicated, expressing the transience of the verb:
9.    Indicating that the action has occurred only once
10.    看 一 看 - kàn yī kàn - to have a look
11.    望 一 望 - mong6 jat1 mong6 - to have a look, C
12.    Indicating the intention to try
13.    算 一 算 - suàn yī suàn - to try to calculate it
14.    計 一 計 - gai3 jat1 gai3 - to try to calculate it, C
15. once; as soon as; upon
     一 到 OP 就 卡。 (Yī dào OP jiù kǎ.) - It slows down once I get to the opening.
     我 一 拍 了 照片，她 就 立即 成為 眾人 矚目 的 焦點。 (Wǒ yī pāi le zhàopiàn, tā jiù lìjí chéngwèi zhòngrén zhǔmù de jiāodiǎn.) - As soon as I took a picture, she ran towards the limelight.
     一見如故 - yījiànrúgù - to hit it off
     一至於此 - yīzhìyúcǐ - How did things ever get so far?
16. (gay slang) top
     一號 - yīhào - a top
17. (Cantonese, argot, euphemistic) to die
18. =====Usage notes=====
yī 19. (music) Kunqu gongche notation for the note low ti (7̣).
20. one
21. each; every
22. whole; entire; all
yíeijing dialect 23. (Beijing) one
24. =====Usage notes=====

奇 ⇨ 大 + 可
Component Pinyin Meanings
大 dà 1. of great size; big; large; huge
     Antonyms: 小
     這 個 太 大 了！ (Zhè ge tài dà le!) - This is too big!
     呢ni1 條 褲 好 大 條。 - This pair of pants is very big.
2. big; great
     中 美 關係 已 有 很 大 改善。 (Zhōng Měi guānxì yǐ yǒu hěn dà gǎishàn.) - Relations between China and America have improved greatly.
     大不列顛 (Dàbùlièdiān) - Great Britain
3. great of its kind
     昨天 下 大雨。 (Zuótiān xià dàyǔ.) - There was heavy rain yesterday.
     好 大 ? 味 - a very strong smell
4. in an extreme manner; greatly
     大 哭 (dà kū) - to cry violently
     大吃一驚 (dàchīyījīng) - to be greatly shocked
     大 不 相同 (dà bù xiàngtóng) - to be greatly different
     你 遇到 這 種 情況，大 可以 走人 哪na。 (Nǐ yùdào zhè zhǒng qíngkuàng, dà kěyǐ zǒurén na.) - If you come across this kind of situation, you absolutely can leave.
     你 可 不 知道，他 昨兒r 過來lai 大 折zhē騰teng 了 一 場。好家伙huo，差chà點兒r.沒 把 這兒r 拆 嘍！ (Nǐ kě bù zhīdào, tā zuór guòlai dà zhēteng le yī chǎng. Hǎojiāhuo, chàdiǎnr méi bǎ zhèr chāi lou!) - You don't even know, yest
5. main; major
     Antonyms: 小
     他們 將 車 一直 開 到 大 門口。 (Tāmen jiāng chē yīzhí kāi dào dà ménkǒu.) - They drove right up to the main gate.
     他 是 一家 石油 公司 的 大 股東。 (Tā shì yījiā shíyóu gōngsī de dà gǔdōng.) - He is a major stockholder in an oil company.
6. well-known; successful (only applied to some occupations)
     大 書法家 (dà shūfǎjiā) - a well-known calligrapher
7. mature; grown up
     Antonyms: 小
     你 多 大 了？ (Nǐ duō dà le?) - How old are you?
     她 比 他 大。 (Tā bǐ tā dà.) - She is older than him.
     你 隻 狗 係 咁 大daai6-2 㗎 喇。 - Your dog isn't going to grow any older.
8. (Cantonese) to grow up
     喺 廣州 大 - to grow up in Guangzhou
9. (Cantonese) to be older than
     Antonyms: 細
     我 大 佢 兩 年。 - I am older than them by two years.
10. (dialectal) father
11. (dialectal) father's elder or younger brother
12. (Cantonese, slang) to intimidate; to threaten
     你 大 我 呀aa4？ - Are you trying to intimidate me?
     你 咪mai5 大 我。 - Don't you threaten me.
13. (Cantonese) only so big
     咁高咁大daai6-2 - gam3 gou1 gam3 daai6-2 - , C
14. (Cantonese, euphemistic) number two
     我 好 急 呀，要 去 大。 - I'm very desperate and need to go number two.
15. Short for 大學 (gloss=university) Used only in the abbreviation of the name.
     北大 (Běidà) - Peking University
16. 45th tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "greatness" (?)
dài, dà 17. Used in 大夫 (doctor)
18. Used in 大王 (tr=dàiwáng, (in operas, old novels, etc.) king; ringleader)
19. Used in 大黃 (rhubarb)
20. Used in 大城 (tr=Dàichéng, Daicheng, Hebei)
21. Alternative form of 待 (to be about to; to intend to)
22. Alternative form of 代 (dynasty)
23. (Cantonese) small
     咁 大daai6-1 - so puny
24. Variant of 太
25. Variant of 泰
可 kě 1. can; may; be able to
     可溶 - soluble
     可 大 可 小 - can be serious or minor
     這 袋子zi 可 盛 五十 公斤。 - This bag can hold 50 kilos.
     他 沒有 家 可 住。 - He had no place to live.
2. to approve; to permit
     許可 - to permit, to allow
     認可 - to approve
3. to fit; suit
     可心 - satisfying
     可口 - tasty
4. to be worth doing
     可愛 - cute; adorable, lit=worth loving
     可歌可泣 - epic; moving, lit=worth praising and crying over
     四川 可 玩 的 地方fang 太 多 了。 - There are too many places in Sichuan worth visiting.
5. but; however
     Synonyms: 可是
6. (Particle used for emphasis.)
7.    (archaic) (Used in questions for emphasis.)
8.   您 一向 可 好？ - How have you been lately?
9.    (Used in rhetorical questions for emphasis.)
10.    (Used in declarative sentences for emphasis.)
11.   我 喜歡huan 的 運動 可 多 了。 - There are many sports that I like.
12.   我 可 不 太 知道。 - I don't really know.
13.    (Used in exclamatory sentences for emphasis.)
14.   這 可 不行 啊！ - But this won't do!
15.    (Used in imperative sentences for emphasis.)
16. (literary) about; around
17. (literary) to recover completely (from an illness)
18. =====Usage notes=====
19. When Mandarin speakers wish to imitate the sound of the dialectal pronunciation of 可 in written form, the character 可.
     闊以 - (imitates the sound of 可以 in dialectal Chinese)
     闊落 - (imitates the sound of 可樂 in dialectal Chinese)
kè 20. Only used in 可汗
21. Variant of 嗬

了 ⇨ 乛 + 亅
Component Pinyin Meanings
乛 1.
亅 jué 1. a backward hook