围 wéi
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 囗 — enclosure
- Made of
- 囗 enclosure 韦 tanned leather
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
围棋
wéiqí
Go
Characters in this word
棋 qí
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 爷爷年轻时学过围棋，现在还经常和邻居下棋。 Yéye niánqīng shí xué guò wéiqí, xiànzài hái jīngcháng hé línjū xià qí. Grandad learnt Go when he was young and still often plays with his neighbours.
- 围棋的棋子有黑色和白色两种。 Wéiqí de qízi yǒu hēisè hé báisè liǎng zhǒng. Go stones come in two colours, black and white.
- 他每个周末都去围棋班，跟老师学下棋。 Tā měi ge zhōumò dōu qù wéiqí bān, gēn lǎoshī xué xià qí. Every weekend he goes to a Go class to learn the game from a teacher.
Related words
- 范围 fànwéi range; limits
- 围 wéi to surround
- 周围 zhōuwéi around; surroundings
- 围巾 wéijīn scarf
- 包围 bāowéi to surround
- 围绕 wéirào to surround; to center on
- 氛围 fēnwéi atmosphere, ambience
- 解围 jiěwéi to help out of a difficult situation; to relieve a siege
- 围观 wéiguān to gather around and watch
- 围墙 wéiqiáng enclosing wall; boundary wall
- 棋子 qízǐ chess piece
- 象棋 xiàngqí Chinese chess