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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 象棋

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
象棋 xiàng qí - Chinese chess
- CL:副[fu4]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
5 - 12,749 17,991 20,188

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
象 xiàng- elephant
- CL:隻|只[zhi1]
- shape
- form
- appearance
- to imitate
棋 qí- chess
- chess-like game
- a game of chess
- CL:盤|盘[pan2]
- chess piece
- CL:個|个[ge4],顆|颗[ke1]
棋 qí- variant of 棋[qi2]
棋 qí- variant of 棋[qi2]

Other Words Containing 象棋

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
象棋 5 - 12,749 17,991 20,188
国际象棋 - - 17,842 18,334 39,650