9 Pin Zhi (
Chinese:
ä¹ å“ åˆ¶) was an ancient Chinese
ranking system for the
game of Go, which first appeared in the 3rd century book ''
Classic of Arts'' by Handan Chun. He ranks 9 different Pin (levels) for Go players, from strong to weak:
夫围棋之å“有ä¹ï¼šThere are 9 levels in go:
* 一曰入神 – 1 pin Being in the Spirit
* 二曰åç…§ – 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
* å…æ›°å°å·§ – 6 pin Ability
* 七曰斗力 – 7 pin Fighting Strength
* 八曰若愚 – 8 pin Being Quite Inept
* ä¹æ›°å®ˆæ‹™ – 9 pin Being Truly Stupid
ä¹å“之外，今ä¸å¤äº‘。
This system is loosely based on the
Nine-rank system (traditional Chinese: ä¹å“ä¸æ£åˆ¶ or ä¹å“官人法), used at the imperial court to rank the importance of officials.
[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]
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