Side note, &quot;dingshi&quot; is probably 定式 in Chinese, same hanzi&#x2F;kanji that is pronounced &quot;joseki&quot; in Japanese.<p>Xing is likely 行 or 形, either having the meaning-sense of &quot;shape&quot; and &quot;motion&quot;.<p>Shi is 勢, a very old word used in many different fields. It is used in the Chinese military lingo describe the structure and posturing of the battlefield, and Sun Tzu devoted a whole chapter of the Art of War to discuss it. It&#x27;s used in Chinese martial art to describe a posture and all of it&#x27;s potential and projections of power, similar to the Japanese martial art term &quot;kamae&quot;. Considering that the generals and leaders of ancient China also used Weiqi to hone their strategic thinking skill, not surprising 勢 is used to refer to whole-board vision.