椅子

Chinese

		chair	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 pm-1 am; midnight
simp. and trad. (椅子)		椅	子

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yǐzi
(Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ˙ㄗ
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йизы (yizɨ, II-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji² zi²
Wu (Wiktionary): i tsr (T2); y tsr (T2)
Xiang (Wiktionary): i³ zr

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǐzi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄗ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǐzi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: i³-tzŭ⁵
  - Yale: yǐ-dz
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.tzy
  - Palladius: ицзы (iczy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йизы (yizɨ, II-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji² zi²
  - Yale: yí jí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji² dzi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi² ji²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: i tsr (T2); y tsr (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/, /y³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: i³ zr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

Noun

椅子

chair (Classifier: 把 m; 張／张 m)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 椅子 (“chair (with back)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		椅子
Mandarin	Beijing	椅子
	Taiwan	椅子
	Ulanhot	椅子
	Tongliao	椅子
	Chifeng	椅子
	Bayanhot	椅子
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	椅子
	Harbin	椅子
	Shenyang	椅子
	Yantai (Muping)	椅子
	Jinan	椅子
	Luoyang	椅子, 靠背椅子
	Wanrong	椅子
	Zhengzhou	椅子
	Xi'an	椅子
	Yinchuan	椅子
	Lanzhou	椅子
	Xining	椅子
	Ürümqi	椅子
	Wuhan	椅子, 靠背椅, 靠椅
	Huanggang	椅子
	Chengdu	椅子, 椅椅兒, 憑憑椅
	Guiyang	椅子, 板凳
	Kunming	椅子
	Liuzhou	椅子, 靠背椅
	Xuzhou	椅子
	Yangzhou	椅子
	Nanjing	靠背兒椅子, 椅子
	Hefei	椅子
	Singapore	椅子
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	椅凳子, 椅凳兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	椅, 挨屏椅
	Hong Kong	凳, 椅, 挨屏椅
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	凳, 椅
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	椅
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	交椅
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	椅
	Macau	椅
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	椅
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	椅
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	椅
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	椅
	Foshan	椅
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	椅
	Foshan (Shunde)	椅
	Foshan (Sanshui)	椅
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	椅
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	椅
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	椅
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	椅
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	椅
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	椅
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	椅
	Taishan	椅
	Kaiping (Chikan)	椅
	Enping (Niujiang)	椅
	Heshan (Yayao)	椅
	Dongguan	凳, 鉸椅
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	凳
	Yangjiang	椅
	Beihai	椅
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	椅
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	交椅
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	椅
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	椅, 凳
	Singapore (Guangfu)	椅, 凳
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	椅
	Móng Cái	椅
Gan	Nanchang	交椅
	Lichuan	椅仔
	Pingxiang	椅子
Hakka	Meixian	椅仔
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	有屏椅
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	鉸椅
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	凳
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	交椅
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	椅
	Wengyuan	憑椅
	Liannan	竹椅
	Conghua (Lütian)	交椅
	Jiexi	椅
	Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan)	交椅
	Changting	靠背椅
	Wuping (Yanqian)	憑凳子
	Ninghua	椅子
	Yudu	椅子
	Ningdu	椅子
	Shicheng	椅
	Shangyou (Shexi)	椅子
	Ganzhou (Panlong)	椅子
	Dayu	椅哩
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	凳仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	凳仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	凳仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	凳
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	凳仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	凳
	Hong Kong	鉸椅
	Yangxi (Tangkou)	椅
	Yangchun (Sanjia)	椅子
	Xinyi (Sihe)	椅
	Xinyi (Qianpai)	椅
	Gaozhou (Xindong)	交椅
	Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai)	椅
	Huazhou (Xin'an)	交椅
	Lianjiang (Shijiao)	椅
	Lianjiang (Qingping)	椅子
	Senai (Huiyang)	凳
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	凳
	Singkawang	凳
Huizhou	Jixi	交椅
Huizhou	Fuliang	椅兒
Jin	Taiyuan	椅子
	Pingyao	椅子
	Xinzhou	椅子
	Taibus (Baochang)	椅子
	Linhe	椅子
	Jining	椅子
	Hohhot	椅子
	Baotou	椅子
	Dongsheng	椅子
	Haibowan	椅子
Min Bei	Jian'ou	椅仔, 有屏椅
Min Dong	Fuzhou	椅, 椅頭
	Changle	椅囝
	Fuqing	椅, 椅頭
	Yongtai	椅囝
	Gutian	椅頭
	Fu'an	凳
	Ningde	凳頭
	Shouning	凳頭
	Zhouning	椅, 長凳囝
	Fuding	交椅囝
	Matsu	椅, 椅頭
Min Nan	Xiamen	椅, 椅仔
	Quanzhou	椅, 椅仔, 交椅
	Zhangzhou	椅, 椅仔, 交椅
	Zhao'an	椅仔
	Tainan	椅仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	椅, 交椅, kerusi
	Singapore (Hokkien)	交椅
	Manila (Hokkien)	椅
	Medan (Hokkien)	交椅
	Chaozhou	椅
	Shantou	椅
	Jieyang	椅
	Bangkok (Teochew)	椅
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	椅
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	椅
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	椅
	Singapore (Teochew)	交椅
	Pontianak (Teochew)	椅
	Leizhou	椅
	Wenchang	椅囝
	Haikou	椅囝, 椅
	Singapore (Hainanese)	椅
Puxian Min	Putian	椅, 厚椅, 仙椅
Puxian Min	Xianyou	交椅
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	交椅
Zhongshan Min	Sanxiang	椅
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	椅子, 靠背椅
Shehua	Fu'an	椅
	Fuding	椅
	Luoyuan	椅
	Sanming	椅
	Shunchang	椅
	Hua'an	椅仔
	Guixi (Zhangping)	椅
	Cangnan	椅
	Jingning	交椅
	Lishui	家椅
	Longyou	家椅
	Chaozhou	凳
	Fengshun	椅
Wu	Shanghai	椅子
	Shanghai (Chongming)	椅子
	Suzhou	交椅, 靠背, 椅子, 靠背矮凳
	Wuxi	靠背椅
	Danyang	椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠背椅
	Hangzhou	椅子, 靠背椅, 靠背椅子
	Ningbo	椅子
	Wenzhou	矮椅
	Jinhua	交椅, 椅子, 靠背椅
Xiang	Changsha	椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠椅
Xiang	Shuangfeng	椅子

Derived terms

扶手椅子 (fúshǒuyǐzi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (椅子):

→ Japanese: 椅子(いす) (isu)
→ Korean: 의자(椅子) (uija)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
椅	子
い Grade: S	す Grade: 1
tōon

Alternative forms

倚子

Etymology

/isi/ → /isɨ/ → /isu/

Originally 倚子 (ishi), referring to seats with or without rests used by higher court officials. With the arrival of Zen Buddhism to Japan, possibly a later borrowing from Middle Chinese 椅子 (MC ʔˠiᴇ^X t͡sɨ^X) or directly from Mandarin 椅子 (yǐzi, literally "chair" + diminutive suffix), the meaning shifted to wooden seats used by priests. (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Tōon

(Tokyo) いす [ìsú] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [isɨᵝ]

Noun

椅(い)子(す) • (isu) (counter 脚)

a seat (piece of furniture)
Synonyms: 腰掛け (koshikake), スツール (sutsūru), チェア (chea)
(by extension) a post, position (in an office)
Synonym: ポスト (posuto)

Derived terms

椅子(いす)車(ぐるま) (isu-guruma)
椅子(いす)取(と)りゲーム (isu-tori gēmu, “musical chairs”)
安楽(あんらく)椅子(いす) (anraku isu, “easy chair”)
回転(かいてん)椅子(いす) (kaiten isu, “swivel chair”)
車(くるま)椅子(いす) (kuruma isu, “wheelchair”)
座椅子(ざいす) (zaisu)
三脚(さんきゃく)椅子(いす) (sankyaku isu, “three-legged stool”)
畳(たた)み椅子(いす) (tatamiisu)
電気(でんき)椅子(いす) (denki isu, “electric chair”)
籐(とう)椅子(いす) (tō-isu, “wicker chair”)
長(なが)椅子(いす) (naga-isu, “bench, couch”)
寝椅子(ねいす) (neisu, “lounge chair”)
パイプ椅子(いす) (paipu isu, “folding chair”)
肘掛(ひじかけ)椅子(いす), 肘(ひじ)掛(か)け椅子(いす) (hijikake isu, “armchair”)
補助(ほじょ)椅子(いす) (hojo isu)
丸(まる)椅子(いす) (maru isu, “stool”)
揺(ゆ)り椅子(いす) (yuriisu, “rocking chair”)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
椅	子

Noun

椅子 • (uija) (hangeul 의자)

Hanja form^? of 의자 (“chair”).

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN