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Chinese symbol for “chessboard”

棋盘
qí pán
Traditional: 棋盤
chessboard

The closest CC-CEDICT match for chessboard is 棋盘 (qí pán), defined as: chessboard.

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

棋 qí
chess; any strategy game
radical 75 ⽊ · 12 strokes
盘 pán
tray, plate, dish; to examine
radical 108 ⽫ · 11 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “chessboard”

WordPinyinMeaning
棋格状 (棋格狀)qí gé zhuàngcheckered pattern; chessboard
棋局qí jústate of play in a game of chess; (old) chessboard

Related words

Other words that share a character with 棋盘.

WordPinyinMeaning
围棋 (圍棋)wéi qíthe game of Go
棋子qí zǐchess piece; 个 (gè),颗 (kē)
象棋xiàng qíChinese chess; measure word: 副 (fù)
下棋xià qíto play chess
棋手qí shǒuchess player
键盘 (鍵盤)jiàn pánkeyboard
地盘 (地盤)dì pándomain; territory under one's control
硬盘 (硬盤)yìng pánhard disk

See also: Japanese symbol for “chessboard”.

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.

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