03879 Chinese character of 弈 and pronounce jik6

The Chinese character【弈】is a word that describes action or culture, and is mainly used for the following meanings:

Play chess or gambling.

Here is the phonetic guide for pronouncing this Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【弈】:yì

Cantonese Jyutping of 【弈】:jik6

Below is a description of the essential features of the character 【弈】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【弈】, for example:Describing an action or culture , It means mainly playing chess or gambling .The nuanced nature of Chinese characters means that some complex or precise interpretations may not be comprehensively conveyed in this space.

【弈】is an individual word whose meaning expands when incorporated into combinations, such as【棋弈、弈局】(Mandarin Pinyin:qí yì 、yì jú/ Cantonese Jyutping:kei4 jik6 、jik6 guk6)

This character is composed using 9 strokes,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,Here’s a practical example using this character.:


兩位棋手正在進行激烈的棋弈。

Two chess players are playing a fierce game of chess.


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