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弈

yì
noun #97,721

Meanings

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

Examples

HSK 3
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.
HSK 7-9
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
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