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弈

yì
noun #97,721

Meanings

  1. 1 the game of go (weiqi)
  2. 2 to play go or chess (literary)

Examples

两位老人每天在公园对弈。
Liǎng wèi lǎorén měitiān zài gōngyuán duìyì.
The two old men play go in the park every day.
他从小就喜爱弈棋。
Tā cóngxiǎo jiù xǐ'ài yìqí.
He has loved the game of go since childhood.

Tips

history
弈 is the classical word for the game of go (weiqi). It survives mainly in 对弈 (duìyì, to play a game against someone). Mencius used the famous example 弈秋 (Yìqiū), a master go player, to argue that learning requires full concentration.

Components

radical
廾 gǒng
two hands clasping
廾 (Kangxi radical 55, two hands raised together) sits at the bottom. The hands suggest the act of placing stones on the board with care.
phonetic
亦 yì
also (phonetic)
亦 (yì, also) sits on top and gives the exact sound. The same phonetic appears in 迹 and 奕 (the look-alike character meaning grand).

Stroke Order

弈 yì