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Chess
棋 is the most simple or generic way to write “chess” in Asia.
棋 is part of other more specific words for board games of strategy such as the western version of chess, Chinese chess, Weiqi, or Go.
In Japanese, this single character is pronounced “Go” and often refers to the game known in the west as “Go” (not just the 5-in-a-row version but also the complicated encirclement game of strategy known in China as Weiqi).
In Chinese, this can be more ambiguous as to which game of chess you speak.
If you like any version of chess, or games of intense strategy, this can be the character to hang on the wall in your game room.
Chess
西洋将棋 is the Japanese title for the game of Chess (western style as opposed to Chinese Chess, Weiqi, or Japanese Go).
Chess
西洋棋 is the Chinese title for the game of Chess (western style as opposed to Chinese Chess, Weiqi, or Japanese Go).
The Game of Weiqi / Weichi / Go
圍棋 is the Chinese title for the ancient game of strategy known as Weiqi or Wei Chi in Chinese and Go in Japanese.
Note: In Japanese, this game is known by a different single Kanji as seen to the right. If you want this Japanese "Go" character, click the Kanji to the right instead of the button above.
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
棋 see styles |
qí qi2 ch`i chi go ご |
More info & calligraphy: Chessgo (board game of capturing territory) |
馬 马 see styles |
mǎ ma3 ma uma(p); uma うま(P); ウマ |
More info & calligraphy: Horse(1) horse; (2) (See 競馬) horse racing; (3) (abbreviation) {shogi} (See 竜馬・2) promoted bishop; (4) {cards} knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta); (surname) Me aśva, a horse; a stallion; one of the seven treasures of a sovereign. |
仕 see styles |
shì shi4 shih shi し |
to serve as an official; an official; the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將|将[jiang4] official; civil service; (given name) Tsukou |
帥 帅 see styles |
shuài shuai4 shuai sochi; sotsu そち; そつ |
(bound form) commander-in-chief; (bound form) to lead; to command; handsome; graceful; dashing; elegant; (coll.) cool!; sweet!; (Chinese chess) general (on the red side, equivalent to a king in Western chess) (See 大宰府) director of the Dazaifu; (given name) Tsukasa |
盤 盘 see styles |
pán pan2 p`an pan ban ばん |
plate; dish; tray; board; hard drive (computing); to build; to coil; to check; to examine; to transfer (property); to make over; classifier for food: dish, helping; to coil; classifier for coils of wire; classifier for games of chess (1) board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (2) (phonograph) record; disc; disk; (suffix noun) (3) board; panel; plate; (personal name) Ban A dish, plate; round, to coil, wind up; to go about, travel, convey; to inquire about, interrogate. Translit. pa, ba, bha, va; cf. 般, 半, etc. |
車 车 see styles |
jū ju1 chü sha しゃ |
war chariot (archaic); rook (in Chinese chess); rook (in chess) (suffix) (1) car; vehicle; van; truck; wagon; lorry; (suf,ctr) (2) (train) car; carriage; (surname) Chiya A cart, wheeled conveyance. |
妙手 see styles |
miào shǒu miao4 shou3 miao shou myoushu / myoshu みょうしゅ |
miraculous hands of a healer; highly skilled person; brilliant move in chess or weiqi (go) 圍棋|围棋 (1) spectacular move (chess, shogi, etc.); brilliant move; (2) expert; virtuoso; master |
象棋 see styles |
xiàng qí xiang4 qi2 hsiang ch`i hsiang chi shanchii / shanchi シャンチー |
Chinese chess; CL:副[fu4] (See 中国将棋) xiangqi (chi: xiàngqí); Chinese chess |
チェス see styles |
chesu チェス |
chess; (personal name) Chess |
早指しチェス see styles |
hayazashichesu はやざしチェス |
speed chess; blitz chess |
丁丁 see styles |
zhēng zhēng zheng1 zheng1 cheng cheng toutou / toto とうとう chouchou / chocho ちょうちょう |
More info & calligraphy: Tintin(adv,n) clashing of swords; felling of trees; ringing of an ax |
将棋 see styles |
shougi / shogi しょうぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Shogi |
ルーク see styles |
ruuku / ruku ルーク |
More info & calligraphy: Luk |
西洋棋 see styles |
xī yáng qí xi1 yang2 qi2 hsi yang ch`i hsi yang chi |
More info & calligraphy: Chess |
西洋将棋 see styles |
seiyoushougi / seyoshogi せいようしょうぎ |
More info & calligraphy: Chess |
ビショップ see styles |
bishoppu ビショップ |
More info & calligraphy: Bishop |
卒 see styles |
zú zu2 tsu sotsu そつ |
soldier; servant; to finish; to die; finally; at last; pawn in Chinese chess (1) (hist) low-ranking soldier; (n-suf,n) (2) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・1) graduation; (n-suf,n-pref) (3) (abbreviation) (See 卒業・2) moving on (from); outgrowing (something); (4) (abbreviation) (hist) (See 卒族) low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); (5) (abbreviation) (See 卒去) death (of a noble, etc.); (given name) Sosu suddenly |
招 see styles |
zhāo zhao1 chao maneki まねき |
to recruit; to provoke; to beckon; to incur; to infect; contagious; a move (chess); a maneuver; device; trick; to confess (surname) Maneki Call, beckon, notify, cause; confess. |
枰 see styles |
píng ping2 p`ing ping |
chess-like game |
罫 see styles |
guà gua4 kua kei; ke(ok) / ke; ke(ok) けい; け(ok) |
squares of a chess board (1) rule; (ruled) line; (2) line (on a go board, shogi board, etc.) |
譜 谱 see styles |
pǔ pu3 p`u pu fu ふ |
chart; list; table; register; score (music); spectrum (physics); to set to music (1) (sheet) music; (musical) note; (musical) score; (2) genealogy; family tree; (3) (abbreviation) (See 棋譜) record of a game of go, shogi, chess, etc. |
駒 驹 see styles |
jū ju1 chü koma こま |
colt (1) piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (2) (archaism) horse; foal; (3) bridge (of a violin, etc.); (surname) Komazaki |
上辺 see styles |
jouhen / johen じょうへん |
upper side (go, chess, othello board); (surname) Uwabe |
下棋 see styles |
xià qí xia4 qi2 hsia ch`i hsia chi |
to play chess |
中局 see styles |
zhōng jú zhong1 ju2 chung chü |
middle game (in go or chess) |
中盤 中盘 see styles |
zhōng pán zhong1 pan2 chung p`an chung pan chuuban / chuban ちゅうばん |
middle game (in go or chess); (share trading) mid-session; (abbr. for 中盤商|中盘商[zhong1 pan2 shang1]) distributor; wholesaler; middleman (1) middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midpoint; (2) {sports} midfield (in soccer) |
佈局 布局 see styles |
bù jú bu4 ju2 pu chü |
arrangement; composition; layout; opening (chess jargon) |
博弈 see styles |
bó yì bo2 yi4 po i |
games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest |
右辺 see styles |
uhen うへん |
(1) {math} (See 左辺・1) right side (of an equation, expression, etc.); RHS; (2) right side (go, chess, othello board) |
和棋 see styles |
hé qí he2 qi2 ho ch`i ho chi |
drawn game (in chess or other board game); CL:盤|盘[pan2] |
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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Chess | 棋 | go | qí / qi2 / qi | ch`i / chi |
| Chess | 西洋将棋 | seiyoushougi seiyoshogi | ||
| Chess | 西洋棋 | xī yáng qí xi1 yang2 qi2 xi yang qi xiyangqi | hsi yang ch`i hsiyangchi hsi yang chi |
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| The Game of Weiqi Weichi Go | 圍棋 围棋 | wéi qí / wei2 qi2 / wei qi / weiqi | wei ch`i / weichi / wei chi | |
| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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