9 Pin Zhi (
Chinese
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:
九 品 制) was an ancient Chinese
ranking system
A ranking is a relationship between a set of items such that, for any two items, the first is either "ranked higher than", "ranked lower than" or "ranked equal to" the second.
In order theory, mathematics, this is known as a Strict weak ordering ...
for the
game of Go
Go is an abstract strategy game, abstract strategy board game for two players in which the aim is to surround more territory than the opponent. The game was invented in China more than 2,500 years ago and is believed to be the oldest board gam ...
, which first appeared in the 3rd century book ''
Classic of Arts
The ''Classic of Arts'' () was a 3rd-century Chinese book written by Handan Chun on the various cultivated arts of ancient China. The book also briefly discussed some basics of the game of Go, and it was the first to state the 9 Pin Zhi, a system ...
'' by Handan 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
The nine-rank system, also known as the nine-grade controller system, was used to categorize and classify government officials in Imperial China. Created in the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms, it was used until the Song dynasty, and sim ...
(traditional Chinese: 九品中正制 or 九品官人法), 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]
References
External links
围棋知识之围棋九品制
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