象棋
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Chinese
shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths) |
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
| simp. #(象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
| Literally: “elephant chess”. | |||
Pronunciation
Noun
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
- (xiangqi; Chinese chess):
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: xiangqi
- Japanese: 象棋 (shanchī)
- → Mongolian: шянчи (šjanči)
- Okinawan: 象棋 (chunjī)
- → Zhuang: geizciengh (calque)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 棋 |
| しょう Grade: 5 |
き > ぎ Grade: S |
| on’yomi | |
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 棋 |
| シャン Grade: 5 |
チー Grade: S |
| irregular | |