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弈
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Chinese chess

HSK 7
Communication →Language
yì
エキ、ヤク
Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 亦 represents the sound.
Components
廾 two hands+ 亦 likewise =
弈 Chinese chess
廾 Meaning component
gǒng two hands
亦 Phonetic component
yì likewise
also, too
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Notes
Similar Characters
丞 aid共 together兵 troops具 tool典 canon塞 stronghold奐 be numerous (trad)奥 obscure (simp)奧 of great depth (trad)开 initiate (simp)弁 differentiate (jp)弃 reject (simp)弄 play with承 undertake朕 imperial I棄 forsake (trad/jp)灷 tinder粪 manure (simp)糞 dung (trad)索 large rope
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
弈
Regular
Modern
Chinese
弈 [yì]
ancient name for go (Chinese board game)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (6)
博弈 [bó​yì] #29,339
games (such as chess, dice etc)
博弈论 [bó​yì​lùn] #28,056
game theory
博弈论 [bó​yì​lùn] #28,056
game theory
对弈 [duì​yì] #40,361
to play go, chess etc
对弈 [duì​yì] #40,361
to play go, chess etc
零和博弈 [líng​hé​bó​yì]
zero-sum game (economics)
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
博打 [ばくち] #24,270
gambling
博奕 [ばくえき] #55,467
gambling