摇椅

搖椅

yáoyǐ

noun #28,261

Measure Word

一把摇椅 bǎ

Meanings

1 rocking chair

Characters

to rock / to sway / to shake

Examples

爷爷坐在门口的摇椅上晒太阳。

Yéye zuò zài ménkǒu de yáoyǐ shàng shài tàiyáng.

Grandpa sat in the rocking chair by the door basking in the sun.

她在摇椅上轻轻摇着，给孩子唱歌。

Tā zài yáoyǐ shàng qīngqīng yáo zhe, gěi háizi chànggē.

She rocked gently in the rocking chair, singing to the child.

Tips

memory

摇 (to rock / to shake) + 椅 (chair) — a chair that rocks. Beautifully transparent compound, much like the English 'rocking chair'.

Stroke Order

摇 yáo

椅 yǐ