象棋
Chinese edit
shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths) |
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | ||
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trad. (象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
simp. #(象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
Literally: “elephant chess”. |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
象棋
- xiangqi; Chinese chess
- xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
- (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga
- (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋/将棋 (jiàngqí)
Synonyms edit
- (xiangqi; Chinese chess):
Dialectal synonyms of 象棋 (“Chinese chess”) [map]
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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象 | 棋 |
しょう Grade: 5 |
き > ぎ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Noun edit
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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象 | 棋 |
シャン Grade: 5 |
チー Grade: S |
irregular |