棋 qí

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Number of strokes

Traditional form

棋 qí

Contains the radical

木 Mù

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

wood

Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

⿰木其

Semantic compound

木 Mù

Phonetic compound

其 qí

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. 木 Mù represents the meaning and 其 qí represents the sound. Simplified form of 碁.

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我 wǒ 象棋 xiàngqí 下 xià 不 bù 赢 yíng 他 tā .

I can't beat him at Chinese chess.

他 tā 刚 gāng 拣起 jiǎn qǐ ,那 Nā 棋子 qí zǐ 就 jiù 啪 pā 的 de 掉 diào 在 zài 棋盘 qí pán 上 shǎng 了 le .

Almost in the same instant it dropped on to the board with a clatter.

他 tā 又 yòu 回到 huí dào 棋盘 qí pán 上 shǎng ,拣 jiǎn 起 qǐ 白色 bái sè 的 de 相 Xiāng .

He turned back to the chessboard and picked up the white knight again.

有个犯人 fàn rén 刻 kè 了 le 一副漂亮 piàoliang 的 de 木头 mùtou 象棋 xiàngqí 。

One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.

你 nǐ 从 Cóng 很小的 de 时候 shíhou 就 jiù 对 duì 下棋 xià qí 产生 chǎnshēng 了 le 浓厚兴趣。

You've had chess on the brain since you were little.

Explore 21 words and sayings that include the Chinese character 棋 qí in their composition.

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Simplified	Meaning	Traditional
棋 qí	chess	棋 qí
围棋 wéi qí	the game of Go	圍棋
下棋 xià qí	to play chess	下棋 xià qí
棋子 qí zǐ	chess piece	棋子 qí zǐ
象棋 xiàngqí	Chinese chess	象棋 xiàngqí
棋手 qí shǒu	chess player	棋手 qí shǒu
国际象棋 guó jì xiàng qí	chess	國際象棋
棋盘 qí pán	chessboard	棋盤
跳棋 tiào qí	Chinese checkers	跳棋 tiào qí
棋局 qí jú	(old) chessboard	棋局 qí jú
举棋不定 jǔ qí bù dìng	to shilly-shally	舉棋不定
棋艺 qí yì	chess skill	棋藝
死棋 sǐ qí	stupid move	死棋 sǐ qí
星罗棋布 xīng luó qí bù	scattered about like stars in the sky or chess pieces on a board (idiom); spread all over the place	星羅棋布
棋王 qí wáng	chess champion	棋王 qí wáng
棋赛 qí sài	chess game	棋賽
棋谱 qí pǔ	kifu (record of a game of go or shogi)	棋譜
和棋 hé qí	draw or tie in chess etc	和棋 hé qí
琴棋书画 qín qí shū huà	the four arts (zither, Go, calligraphy, painting)	琴棋書畫
悔棋 huǐ qí	to withdraw a move (chess)	悔棋 huǐ qí
五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí	gobang	五子棋 wǔ zǐ qí