象棋
Old HSK 5
象棋 (xiàngqí) · Chinese chess
象棋 (xiàngqí) means “Chinese chess”. It is written with 2 characters: 象 (elephant) + 棋 (chess). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).
How 象棋 is built
The characters
象 xiàng · elephant
What 象 is made of
- ⺈ — top shape
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
- 豕shǐ — pig
Origin hint: boar (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
棋 qí · chess
What 棋 is made of
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
Example sentences
爷爷每天和朋友下象棋。Yéye měitiān hé péngyou xià xiàngqí.Grandpa plays Chinese chess with friends every day.
你会下象棋吗？Nǐ huì xià xiàngqí ma?Can you play Chinese chess?
Questions about 象棋
What does 象棋 mean?
象棋 (xiàngqí) means “Chinese chess”.
How do you pronounce 象棋?
象棋 is pronounced xiàngqí.
Which HSK level is 象棋?
象棋 is in Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 对象duìxiàngboyfriend or girlfriend
- 现象xiànxiàngphenomenon
- 形象xíngxiàngimage
- 印象yìnxiàngimpression
- 想象xiǎngxiàngto imagine
- 抽象chōuxiàngabstract
- 大象dàxiàngelephant
- 象征xiàngzhēngsymbol
- 迹象jìxiàngsign
- 气象qìxiàngweather
Learn 象棋 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 105: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.