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The character "棋" is a phono-semantic compound formed by the semantic component "木", meaning wood, and the phonetic element "其", which historically guided its pronunciation. Its etymology points to an initial reference to wooden gaming pieces, from which the meaning naturally extended to denote the board games themselves, such as xiangqi or weiqi, reflecting a shift from the material object to the abstract system of play. While its structural composition has remained consistent, the semantic scope of the character broadened over time to encompass the strategies and rules associated with these games, solidifying its modern usage as a term for chess-like board games.
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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。