Side note, "dingshi" is probably 定式 in Chinese, same hanzi/kanji that is pronounced "joseki" in Japanese. Xing is likely 行 or 形, either having the meaning-sens

Side note, "dingshi" is probably 定式 in Chinese, same hanzi/kanji that is pronounced "joseki" in Japanese. Xing is likely 行 or 形, either having the meaning-sense of "shape" and "motion". 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's used in Chinese martial art to describe a posture and all of it's potential and projections of power, similar to the Japanese martial art term "kamae". 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.