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棋
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chess

HSK 7 N1
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qí
キ
ご
기
Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 其 represents the sound. Simplified form of 碁.
Components
木 tree+ 其 his-hers-its-theirs =
棋 chess
木 Meaning component
mù tree
其 Phonetic component
qí his-hers-its-theirs
his, her, its, their
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
棋
Regular
Modern
Chinese
棋 [qí]
chess; chess-like game; a game of chess; CL:盤|盘[pán]; chess piece; CL:個|个[gè],顆|颗[kē]
Japanese
碁 、 棊 、 棋 ご 同音
noun go (board game)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
碁を打つことが一番の気晴らしだ。
Playing go is my favorite pastime.
CHINESE WORDS (63)
围棋 [wéi​qí] #29,729
the game of Go
围棋 [wéi​qí] #29,729
the game of Go
下棋 [xià​qí] #11,710
to play chess
棋子 [qí​zǐ] #11,864
chess piece
象棋 [xiàng​qí] #12,749
Chinese chess
棋手 [qí​shǒu] #42,174
chess player
国际象棋 [guó​jì​xiàng​qí] #17,842
chess
国际象棋 [guó​jì​xiàng​qí] #17,842
chess
棋盘 [qí​pán] #15,925
chessboard
棋盘 [qí​pán] #15,925
chessboard
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JAPANESE WORDS (45)
⭐ 将棋 [しょうぎ] #14,125
shogi
⭐ 碁 [ご] #33,870
go (board game)
⭐ 棋士 [きし] #47,345
professional shogi player
将棋盤 [しょうぎばん] #49,417
shogi board
将棋を指す [しょうぎをさす] #56,704
to play shogi
⭐ 棋譜 [きふ] #62,307
record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc.
将棋の駒 [しょうぎのこま] #63,615
shogi piece
⭐ 将棋倒し [しょうぎだおし] #69,004
falling down one after another (like dominoes)
詰将棋 [つめしょうぎ] #71,985
(constructed) shogi problem
将棋指し [しょうぎさし] #87,749
shogi player
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