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TSUMUGU · TOCFL B2 (est.) · 詞
下棋 word · TOCFL B2 (est.)
下棋 ＝ 下 ＋ 棋
ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ · xiàqí
verb — to play chess, play a board game (go, chinese chess, etc.)

字源 FORM — what the parts do

下to place down, make a move (下注)xià
棋chess, a board game (象棋)qí木 wood on the left — the board and pieces
下棋，下注的下，象棋的棋。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

一手把棋子放下（下），落在棋盤上（棋）。
A hand sets a piece down (下) onto the board (棋).
關 · Related
象棋xiàngqíChinese chess — one of the games you 下圍棋wéiqígo — the other classic board game