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棋, the simplified form of 碁, is a phono-semantic compound: the wood radical 木 on the left provides a semantic link to objects made from timber, and the right-side component 其 (qí) gives the sound. Historically, game boards and pieces for strategic games like Go and Chinese chess were carved from wood, which directly motivates the choice of the wood radical. Hence, 棋 denotes these board games, their playing pieces, or the act of playing a strategic tabletop game on a grid. Although modern pieces are often made of plastic, glass, or stone, the wood radical remains as a record of early craftsmen's reliance on carved wood to produce the equipment for these intellectual pastimes.
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我很喜欢下棋。
他每天下象棋。
我和朋友下围棋。
下午我们下国际象棋。
这盘棋下得很精彩。
学习下棋能提高思维能力。
如果你喜欢下棋，我们可以一起玩。
在围棋比赛中，他展现了惊人的战略眼光。
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