棋 qí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
棋子
qízǐ
chess piece
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 棋子虽小，却能影响整盘棋的局面。 Qízǐ suī xiǎo, què néng yǐngxiǎng zhěng pán qí de júmiàn. Although a chess piece is small, it can affect the situation of the whole game.
- 小朋友把棋子一个一个摆好，准备开始下棋。 Xiǎopéngyǒu bǎ qízǐ yí ge yí ge bǎi hǎo, zhǔnbèi kāishǐ xià qí. The child set out the pieces one by one, ready to start the game.
- 这盒棋子是用木头做的，摸起来很光滑。 Zhè hé qízǐ shì yòng mùtou zuò de, mō qǐlái hěn guānghuá. This box of pieces is made of wood and feels very smooth.
Related words
- 围棋 wéiqí Go
- 象棋 xiàngqí Chinese chess
- 举棋不定 jǔqíbúdìng to hesitate; to be undecided
- 琴棋书画 qínqíshūhuà the four traditional arts: qin, chess, calligraphy and painting
- 包子 bāozi baozi, steamed stuffed bun
- 杯子 bēizi cup, glass
- 本子 běnzi notebook, exercise book
- 儿子 érzi son
- 房子 fángzi house
- 孩子 háizi child
- 桌子 zhuōzi table, desk
- 子 zi noun suffix