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棋 U+68CB, 棋
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-68CB
← 棊
[U+68CA] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 棌 →
[U+68CC]

Translingual

Han character

棋 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+8, 12 strokes, cangjie input 木廿一金 (DTMC), four-corner 44981, composition ⿰木其)

Derived characters

References

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 532, character 3
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14922
  • Dae Jaweon: page 920, character 11
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1224, character 4
  • Unihan data for U+68CB

Chinese

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Wikipedia has articles on:
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  • 棋 (Cantonese)

Glyph origin

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Characters in the same phonetic series (其) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ɡɯ): semantic 木 (“wooden”) + phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ).

Pronunciation 1

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Definitions

棋

  1. board game, usually excluding those played with cards (牌 (pái))
    圍棋／围棋  ―  wéiqí  ―  Go (game)
    跳棋  ―  tiàoqí  ―  checkers
    黑白棋是19世紀發明的一種棋。 [MSC, trad.]
    黑白棋是19世纪发明的一种棋。 [MSC, simp.]
    Hēibáiqí shì 19 shìjì fāmíng de yī zhǒng qí. [Pinyin]
    Reversi is a board game invented in the 19th century.
    1. an instance of playing such games (Classifier: 局; 盤／盘)
      我們連下了三局棋。 [MSC, trad.]
      我们连下了三局棋。 [MSC, simp.]
      Wǒmen lián xià le sān jú qí. [Pinyin]
      We played three games without a break.
    2. piece; counter used in such games (Classifier: 枚 m; 隻／只 c)
      落棋無悔／落棋无悔  ―  luòqíwúhuǐ  ―  You should not take back your (Go) stone once it is dropped.
      不要光想著吃對方的棋。 [MSC, trad.]
      不要光想着吃对方的棋。 [MSC, simp.]
      Bùyào guāng xiǎngzhe chī duìfāng de qí. [Pinyin]
      Don't just only think of capturing the opponent's pieces.
      在國際象棋中，每人有十六枚棋。 [MSC, trad.]
      在国际象棋中，每人有十六枚棋。 [MSC, simp.]
      Zài guójìxiàngqí zhōng, měirén yǒu shíliù méi qí. [Pinyin]
      In chess, each player has sixteen pieces.
      喺國際象棋，每人有十六隻棋。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      喺国际象棋，每人有十六只棋。 [Cantonese, simp.]
      hai2 gwok3 zai3 zoeng6 kei4-2, mui5 jan4 jau5 sap6 luk6 zek3 kei4-2. [Jyutping]
      In chess, each player has sixteen pieces.
  2. (figurative) strategy; plan
    舉棋不定／举棋不定  ―  jǔqíbùdìng  ―  to hesitate
  3. (Cantonese, figurative) pawn; puppet (someone who is controlled by outside force) (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

Compounds

Descendants

  • → Lü: ᦌᦲᧉ (sii²)

Pronunciation 2

Definitions

棋

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) root, basis, alternative form of 基 (jī)

Compounds

  • 根棋
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Japanese

Kanji

棋

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. token

Readings

  • Go-on: ぎ (gi)、ご (go)
  • Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)

Etymology

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For pronunciation and definitions of 棋 – see the following entry.
【碁ご】S
[noun] go (board game)
Alternative spelling
棊
(This term, 棋, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja

棋 • (gi) (hangeul 기, revised gi, McCune–Reischauer ki, Yale ki)

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Vietnamese

Han character

棋: Hán Nôm readings: cời, cờ, cơi, kè, kỳ, kì

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References

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