Chair = 椅子 [yǐ zi]
This rocking chair has three seats side by side: a chair for generations. A man reads to a child on each side seat and one on his lap, all in one 椅子.
椅子 (yǐzi) means “chair.” The 子 is a neutral tone. The 木 on the left means wood.
Count chairs with 把 (bǎ), the measure word for things you can grab: 一把椅子. A rocking chair is 摇椅 (yáoyǐ).
请坐这把椅子。 — Qǐng zuò zhè bǎ yǐzi. — Please sit in this chair.
房间里有四把椅子。 — Fángjiān lǐ yǒu sì bǎ yǐzi. — There are four chairs in the room.