围棋

圍棋
wéiqí
noun #29,729

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 Go (board game)
  2. 2 the game of Go

Examples

Tā cóng xiǎo jiù xǐhuan xià wéiqí.
He has loved playing Go since childhood.
Wéiqí qǐyuán yú Zhōngguó, yǐ yǒu jǐ qiān nián de lìshǐ.
Go originated in China and has a history of several thousand years.
Xué hǎo wéiqí xūyào hěn gāo de luójí sīwéi nénglì.
Mastering Go requires strong logical thinking skills.

Tips

history
围棋 is one of the four arts of ancient Chinese scholarship (). It is considered one of the oldest board games in the world, with origins dating back over 2,500 years.
memory
means 'to surround' and means 'chess/game piece' — in Go, the goal is literally to surround your opponent's stones.

Stroke Order

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