象 xiàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 豕 — pig, boar
- Made of
- ⺈ knife 口 mouth 豕 pig, boar
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
象棋
xiàngqí
Chinese chess
Characters in this word
棋 qí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 周末下午，爷爷喜欢在公园里和老朋友下象棋。 Zhōumò xiàwǔ, yéye xǐhuan zài gōngyuán lǐ hé lǎo péngyou xià xiàngqí. On weekend afternoons, Grandpa likes to play Chinese chess with old friends in the park.
- 他从小就跟爸爸学象棋，现在已经很少输了。 Tā cóngxiǎo jiù gēn bàba xué xiàngqí, xiànzài yǐjīng hěn shǎo shū le. He has learned Chinese chess from his dad since he was little, and now he rarely loses.
- 这盘象棋太难了，我想了十分钟还没想出下一步。 Zhè pán xiàngqí tài nán le, wǒ xiǎng le shí fēnzhōng hái méi xiǎng chū xià yí bù. This game of Chinese chess is so hard that I have thought for ten minutes and still can't work out my next move.
Related words
- 对象 duìxiàng partner; boyfriend or girlfriend
- 现象 xiànxiàng phenomenon
- 形象 xíngxiàng image
- 印象 yìnxiàng impression
- 想象 xiǎngxiàng to imagine
- 大象 dàxiàng elephant
- 景象 jǐngxiàng scene
- 气象 qìxiàng weather
- 象征 xiàngzhēng to symbolize
- 抽象 chōuxiàng abstract
- 包罗万象 bāoluówànxiàng all-embracing; all-inclusive
- 迹象 jìxiàng sign; indication; symptom