Meanings
nounxiangqi (uncountable)
- uncountableChinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.
What I have tried to do here is to draw a consistent frame which could explain most characteristics of both Xiangqi and Chess ludic structures.
2001, Jean-Louis Cazaux, “Is Chess a Hybrid Game?”, in netcologne.de, archived from the original on 27 Oct 2005, page 12Synonyms: Chinese chess
Synonyms & antonyms
nounChinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.
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Origin
Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí). Doublet of shogi.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Cantonese 象棋
- 象棋variant of chess
Chinese Mandarin 象棋
- 象棋 (xiàngqí)variant of chess
Czech čínské šachy
- čínské šachyvariant of chess
Finnish xiangqi, kiinalainen shakki
- xiangqivariant of chess
- kiinalainen shakkivariant of chess
French xiangqi, échecs chinois
- xiangqivariant of chess
- échecs chinoisvariant of chess
German chinesisches Schach, Xiangqi
- chinesisches Schachvariant of chess
- Xiangqivariant of chess
Japanese シャンチー, 象棋
- シャンチー (shanchī)variant of chess
- 象棋 (shōgi)variant of chess
Korean 샹치, 중국 장기
- 샹치 (syangchi)variant of chess
- 중국 장기 (jungguk janggi)variant of chess
Russian сянци́, кита́йские ша́хматы
- сянци́ (sjancí)variant of chess
- кита́йские ша́хматы (kitájskije šáxmaty)variant of chess
Vietnamese cờ tướng, cờ Trung Quốc
- cờ tướngvariant of chess
- cờ Trung Quốcvariant of chess
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APA
xiangqi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangqi
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“xiangqi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangqi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “xiangqi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/xiangqi.
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