variant of 棋[qi2]

wood (木) + sound qí (其) = board game piece

Board games in ancient China used wooden pieces, so wood grounds the meaning naturally. 其 contributes the sound qí and does not add further meaning here.

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他们两个人在公园里下

tā men liǎng gè rén zài gōng yuán lǐ xià qí。

The two of them are playing chess in the park.

爷爷很喜欢下,每天都找人对弈。

yé ye hěn xǐ huān xià qí,měi tiān dōu zhǎo rén duì yì。

Grandpa really likes playing chess and looks for someone to play against every day.

Words with 棋

邓紫棋

dèng zǐ qí

G.E.M. (1991-), Chinese pop star

陆战棋

lù zhàn qí

see 軍棋|军棋[jun1 qi2]

陆军棋

lù jūn qí

see 軍棋|军棋[jun1 qi2]

双陆棋

shuāng lù qí

backgammon

下棋

xià qí

to play chess

一盘棋

yī pán qí

chessboard layout

五子棋

wǔ zǐ qí

five-in-a-row (game similar to tic-tac-toe)

井字棋

jǐng zì qí

tic-tac-toe

兵棋推演

bīng qí tuī yǎn

war-gaming; simulation of a military operation

国际棋联

guó jì qí lián

International Chess Federation

和棋

hé qí

drawn game (in chess or other board game)

国际象棋

guó jì xiàng qí

chess

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