象棋

Chinese

 
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (象棋) 象 棋
simp. #(象棋) 象 棋
Literally: “elephant chess”.

Pronunciation


Note: cion6 gi5 - Shantou.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghainese)
      • Wiktionary: 3xxian-jji
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ʑ̥iã²² d̥͡ʑi⁴⁴/
  • Xiang
    • (Changsha)
      • Wiktionary: sian4 qi2
      • Sinological IPA (key) (old-style): /siæn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/
      • Sinological IPA (key) (new-style): /ɕiæn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/

Noun

象棋

  1. xiangqi; Chinese chess
  2. xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
  3. (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga
    中國象棋/中国象棋  ―  zhōngguóxiàngqí  ―  xiangqi; Chinese chess (to distinguish it from other chess games)
    國際象棋/国际象棋  ―  guójìxiàngqí  ―  chess; international chess
  4. (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋/将棋 (jiàngqí).

Synonyms

  • (xiangqi; Chinese chess):

Derived terms

Descendants

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
象 棋
しょう
Grade: 5
き > ぎ
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

象(しょう)棋(ぎ) • (shōgi) 

  1. Chinese chess
  2. (obsolete) shogi
    Synonym: 将棋
    廣(こう)象棋(しょうぎ)譜(ふ)愚(ぐ)解(かい)
    Kō shōgi fu gu kai
    A book explaining the rules of Ko shogi

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
象 棋
シャン
Grade: 5
チー
Grade: S
irregular

Noun

象(シャン)棋(チー) • (shanchī) 

  1. Chinese chess
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