棋

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

• 𦻊, 簯

• 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

Historical forms of the character 棋
Shang	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Oracle bone script	Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ɡɯ) : semantic 木 (“wooden”) + phonetic 其 (OC *kɯ, *ɡɯ).

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.

      喺國際象棋度，每人有十六隻棋。 [Cantonese, trad.]
      喺国际象棋度，每人有十六只棋。 [Cantonese, simp.]

      hai² gwok³ zai³ zoeng⁶ kei^4-2 dou⁶, mui⁵ jan⁴ jau⁵ sap⁶ luk⁶ zek³ kei^4-2. [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)

• → Lü: ᦌᦲᧉ (sii²)

棋

1. ^† root, basis, alternative form of 基 (jī)

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. token

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

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

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

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