椅 = 木 + 奇

椅 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “chair”. It is built from 木 (tree) and 奇 (strange).

Keyword: chair
Pinyin (Mandarin): yǐ
Script: Chinese hanzi
Also known as: chair, seat, кресло, seat
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 椅 chair

Decomposition

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木 tree
奇 strange

How to find 椅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “tree” + “strange”. 椅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 椅 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.