弈
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ancient name for go (Chinese board game)
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 廾 +6
- Structure
- Top–bottom 上下
- Traditional
- 弈
- Common rank
- #4,157
- Unicode
- U+5F08
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 弈
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 零和博弈 | zero-sum game (economics) | |
| 博弈论 | game theory | |
| 对弈 | to play go, chess etc | |
| 博弈 | games (such as chess, dice etc); gambling; contest |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 亦 — compare how they read.