Chess in Chinese (Mandarin): 象棋 (xiàngqí)
象棋
xiàngqí
chess
- Simplified
- 象棋
- Traditional
- 象棋
- Pinyin
- xiàngqí
- Typed as
- xiangqi
Use it in a sentence
我和爸爸下象棋。
Dad and I play chess.
The characters in 象棋
象
Elephant.
11 strokes
棋
A board game. 木 (wood) is on the left.
12 strokes
象棋 is Chinese chess, which has elephants on the board. Western chess is 国际象棋 (guójì xiàngqí), "international chess".
More examples with 象棋
爷爷教我下象棋。
爺爺教我下象棋。
Yéye jiāo wǒ xià xiàngqí.
Grandpa teaches me chess.
象棋有红色和黑色。
象棋有紅色和黑色。
Xiàngqí yǒu hóngsè hé hēisè.
Chinese chess has red and black pieces.
How to write 象棋 in Chinese
Each box adds one stroke, in red. Write them in this order.
象 11 strokes
棋 12 strokes
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