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xiangqi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈʃɑːŋ.t͡ʃi/

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noun

Meaning 1

Chinese chess; a board game similar to chess, invented and traditionally played in China.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 象棋 (xiàngqí). Doublet of shogi.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 象棋 — variant of chess
  • Chinese Mandarin: 象棋 (xiàngqí) — variant of chess
  • Wu Chinese: 象棋 — variant of chess
  • Czech: čínské šachy — variant of chess
  • Finnish: xiangqi — variant of chess
  • Finnish: kiinalainen shakki — variant of chess
  • French: xiangqi — variant of chess
  • French: échecs chinois — variant of chess
  • German: chinesisches Schach — variant of chess
  • German: Xiangqi — variant of chess
  • Japanese: シャンチー (shanchī) — variant of chess
  • Japanese: 象棋 (shōgi) — variant of chess
  • Korean: 샹치 (syangchi) — variant of chess
  • Korean: 중국 장기 (jungguk janggi) — variant of chess
  • Manchu: ᠵᠠᠩᠵᡠ (jangju) — variant of chess
  • Manchu: ᡥᡳᠶᠠᠩᠴᡳ (hiyangci) — variant of chess
  • Mongolian: хятад шатар (xjatad šatar) — variant of chess
  • Mongolian: хятадын шатар (xjatadyn šatar) — variant of chess
  • Mongolian: шянчи (šjanči) — variant of chess
  • Russian: сянци́ (sjancí) — variant of chess
  • Russian: кита́йские ша́хматы (kitájskije šáxmaty) — variant of chess
  • Sylheti: ꠌꠦꠋꠇꠤ (seṅki) — variant of chess
  • Vietnamese: cờ tướng — variant of chess
  • Vietnamese: cờ Trung Quốc — variant of chess