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棋 - qí

chess; any game similar to chess

chess; any game similar to chess

How to read 棋

Click 棋 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishchess; any game similar to chess
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

棋具 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 棋子. Please read 棋局 one more time.

Common words with this character

checkers
chess piece; CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]; a pawn
state of play in a game of chess; chessboard
chess player

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 棋 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 棋具 and 棋子 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 棋.