ㄑㄧ ˊ

qí

chess

棋 is a 12 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as qí in the second tone.

In traditional Chinese the characters 棊 or 碁 may be used instead.

It is made up of the components 木 (wood) and 其 (that).

  • 棋
    ㄑㄧ ˊ

    qí

    chess

    • 木
      ㄇㄨ ˋ

      mù

      wood

    • 其
      ㄑㄧ ˊ

      qí

      that

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Pronunciation

We found 1 pronunciation for 棋

Definitions for 棋 pronounced as qí

  • chess
  • chess-like game
  • a game of chess
  • CL:盤|盘[pan2]
  • chess piece
  • CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
  • variant of 棋[qi2]
  • variant of 棋[qi2]

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