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Chinese symbol for “backgammon”

双陆棋
shuāng lù qí
Traditional: 雙陸棋
backgammon

The closest CC-CEDICT match for backgammon is 双陆棋 (shuāng lù qí), defined as: backgammon.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

双 shuāng
pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs
radical 29 ⼜ · 4 strokes
陆 lù
land, continent; six (bankers' anti-fraud numeral)
radical 170 ⾩ · 7 strokes
棋 qí
chess; any strategy game
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes

Traditional forms

Related words

Other words that share a character with 双陆棋.

WordPinyinMeaning
双方 (雙方)shuāng fāngbilateral; both sides
双手 (雙手)shuāng shǒuboth hands
双重 (雙重)shuāng chóngdouble
双眼 (雙眼)shuāng yǎnthe two eyes
双向 (雙向)shuāng xiàngbidirectional; two-way
双边 (雙邊)shuāng biānbilateral
大陆 (大陸)dà lùcontinent; mainland; 块 (kuài)
陆续 (陸續)lù xùin turn; successively
围棋 (圍棋)wéi qíthe game of Go

See also: Japanese symbol for “backgammon”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.