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本因坊秀策

Běn yīn fāng Xiù cèdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Honinbo Shusaku (1829–1862), Japanese professional Go player, regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the game
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-4210dac041b1b6e3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

本因坊秀策 本因坊秀策 [Ben3 yin1 fang1 Xiu4 ce4] /Honinbo Shusaku (1829–1862), Japanese professional Go player, regarded as one of the greatest in the history of the game/

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  • 本
    běn

    (bound form) root / stem / (bound form) origin / source / (bound form) one's own / this / (bound form) this / the current (year etc) / (bound form) original / (bound form) inherent / originally / initially / capital / principal / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

  • 因
    yīn

    cause / reason / because

  • 坊
    fāng

    lane (usually as part of a street name) / memorial archway

    fáng

    workshop / mill / Taiwan pr. [fāng]

    Fāng

    surname Fang

  • 秀
    xiù

    (bound form) refined / elegant / graceful / beautiful / (bound form) superior / excellent / (loanword) show (as in 時裝秀|时装秀[shí zhuāng xiù]) / (loanword) to show off / to flaunt (as in 秀廚藝|秀厨艺[xiù chú yì]) / (literary) to grow / to bloom / (of grain crops) to produce ears

  • 策
    cè

    policy / plan / scheme / bamboo slip for writing (old) / to whip (a horse) / to encourage / riding crop with sharp spines (old) / essay written for the imperial examinations (old) / upward horizontal stroke in calligraphy

    Cè

    surname Ce

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.