weiqi
/weɪˈtʃiː/noun
weiqi is spelled W-E-I-Q-I: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, weiqi means “An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 ×…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in weiqi?
| Letters | 5: W-E-I-Q-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is weiqi?
Weiqi appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce weiqi?
- /weɪˈtʃiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does weiqi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Chinese board game, today also popular in Japan and Korea, played with 181 black stones and 180 white ones, typically on a board of 19 × 19 squares.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of weiqi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does weiqi come from?
Transliteration from Mandarin 圍棋／围棋 (wéiqí, literally “encirclement board game”) via Hanyu Pinyin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).