棋
篆
隶qí
【析形】形声字。古文字形从木,其声。
【释义】《说文》:“博棋。”本义是一种文娱活动的用具,如围棋、象棋。古时亦通称博弈的子为棋。下棋在中国传统文化中是一种雅事,琴、棋、书、画常并称。[星罗棋布]像棋子般分布,像星星般罗列。形容多而密集。[棋逢敌手]下棋遇上水平相当的对手。比喻两方水平不相上下,势均力敌。
【shape analysis】It is the pictophonetic character. In ancient character the meaning is related to木(mù,wood).It sounds like 其(qí).
【original meaning】 A kind of appliance for game.There are Weiqi,Chinese chess and so on.Lyre—playing, chess,calligraphy and painting are usually mentioned together.