棋 (qí) — chess or any similar board game (e.g., Chinese…

Definition

noun

chess or any similar board game (e.g., Chinese chess, Go)a piece used in a board game

Measure word · 盘

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Wǒ men xià qí ba.
Let's play a game of chess.
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Nǐ bǎ qí zǐ fàng cuò le.
You placed the piece in the wrong spot.
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Tā zuì xǐ huan xià zhōng guó xiàng qí.
He likes playing Chinese chess the most.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

木其棋

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùwooden

Sound part声符shēngfú

其

Same sound today

棋 has 木 on the left, showing it was made of wood, and 其 on the right gives the sound.

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