Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wei ch'i

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: wei ch'i
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

go (board game)

Uncountable

Etymology

From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi².

Word Breakdown

Root: 圍棋, -

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Weiqi (alternative) weichi (alternative) wei qi (alternative)

Questions

What does wei ch'i mean?: go (board game)
Where does wei ch'i come from?: From Mandarin 圍棋 /围棋 (wéiqí), Wade–Giles romanization: wei²-chʻi².

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