摇椅 (yáoyǐ): rocking chair

Measure Word

一把摇椅 bǎ

HSK 4

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.

HSK 7-9

爷爷坐在门口的摇椅上晒太阳。

Yéye zuò zài ménkǒu de yáoyǐ shàng shàitàiyáng.

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

memory

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

摇 yáo

椅 yǐ