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A disc bearing the chariot character.
Also known as: Ju piece, Rook piece xiangqi, Xiangqi rook
The xiangqi chariot, moving any distance orthogonally and the strongest piece on the board.
Related forms that are not treated as separate canonical symbols — see our variant rules.
Red chariot (俥)
Red plays 俥 (jū) and black plays 車 (jū). The two characters name the same chariot, which moves and captures identically on either side — the glyph says whose piece it is, not what it does. Both are read the same way aloud, so the distinction is visible on the board and inaudible in play.
Black chariot (車)
Red plays 俥 (jū) and black plays 車 (jū). The two characters name the same chariot, which moves and captures identically on either side — the glyph says whose piece it is, not what it does. Both are read the same way aloud, so the distinction is visible on the board and inaudible in play.
A flat circle carrying a single glyph, its two written forms differing between the two sides.