Editing Xiangqi (section)

====Chariot====
[[Image:Xiangqi Chariot (Trad).svg|180px|The chariots|left]]
'''Chariots''' (or '''rooks''' or '''cars''') are labelled 車 {{Audio|zh-ju1.ogg|''jū''|help=no}} for Black and 俥 {{Audio|zh-ju1.ogg|''jū''|help=no}} for Red in sets marked with [[Traditional Chinese characters]] and 车 for both Black and Red in sets marked with [[Simplified Chinese characters]]. Some traditional sets use 車 for both colours. In the context of xiangqi, all of these characters are pronounced as {{Audio|zh-ju1.ogg|''jū''|help=no}} (instead of the common pronunciation ''chē''). The chariot moves and captures any distance orthogonally, but may not jump over intervening pieces. The chariots begin the game on the points at the corners of the board. The chariot is often considered to be the strongest piece in the game due to its freedom of movement and lack of restrictions.<ref name="pieces"/>

The chariot is sometimes called the "rook" by English-speaking players, since it moves identically to the rook in Western chess.<ref name="ancient"/> Chinese players (and others) often call this piece a car, since that is one modern meaning of the character 車.