- 9 Pin Zhi
9 Pin Zhi (Chinese: ) was an ancient Chinese ranking system for the game of Go, which first appeared in the 3rd century book "
Classic of Arts " byHandan Chun . He ranks 9 different Pin (levels) for Go players, from strong to weak:夫围棋之品有九:There are 9 levels in go:
* 一曰入神 - 1 pin Being in the Spirit
* 二曰坐照 - 2 pin Seated in Enlightenment
* 三曰具体 - 3 pin Concreteness
* 四曰通幽 - 4 pin Understanding changes
* 五曰用智 - 5 pin Applying Wisdom
* 六曰小巧 - 6 pin Ability
* 七曰斗力 - 7 pin Fighting Strength
* 八曰若愚 - 8 pin Being Quite Inept
* 九曰守拙 - 9 pin Being Truly Stupid九品之外,今不复云。
This system is loosely based on the
Nine-rank system (traditional Chinese: 九品中正制 or 九品官人法), used at the imperial court to rank the importance of officials.[
Classic of Arts ] [ [http://senseis.xmp.net/?QijingShisanpian Sensei's Library: Qijing Shisanpian ] ] [http://engine.cqvip.com/content/l/82702x/2005/020/004/jy45_l6_20692658.pdf The Prosperous and Reasons of Go in Wei, Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties] [http://scholar.ilib.cn/A-cdtyxyxb200303008.html 9 Degrees System and Grades: The Tradition and Advancement of Culture--The Thinking on the Defects of Wushu and Wei-chi's Adoption of Japan's Dan System of Gvading on Wuji]References
External links
* [http://www.ssc.sh.cn/news/tan.asp?id=1301 围棋知识之围棋九品制]
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