象棋

Pinyin: xiàng qí
Meaning：Chinese chess
Sentence：象棋是他最喜欢的娱乐活动。Chinese chess is his favorite diversion.

 

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象

Pinyin: xiàng
Meaning: Elephant; shape; appearance; to be like; to resemble; to seem
Radical: 豕
Stokes: 11
Traditional: 象
Common words/Phrase:
象征 [xiàng zhēng] 【signify; symbol】
象棋 [xiàng qí] 【chinese chess】
象素 [xiàng sù] 【pels】
象形 [xiàng xíng] 【pictographic characters of pictographs】
象限 [xiàng xiàn] 【quadrant】

 

棋：

Pinyin: qí
Meaning: chess
Radical: 木
Stokes: 12
Traditional: 棋
Common words/Phrase:
棋子 [qí zǐ] 【chessman】
棋盘 [qí pán] 【chess board】
棋局 [qí jú] 【game of chess】
棋手 [qí shǒu] 【chess player】
棋逢对手 [qí féng duì shǒu] 【be well-matched in a contest】