棋 Strokes Write it Listen 棋 qí chess; chess-like game; a game of chess HSK 7–9 12 strokes Radical 木 Sound + meaning 3 words Built from木meaningmùtree; wood, lumber; wooden其soundqíhis, her, its, their; that How it works木 hints at the meaning (wood), and 其 qí hints at the sound.