Tiger Shape

    Keywords: Shape, Go term

Chinese: 虎口 (hu3 kou3); 虎 (hu3)
Japanese:
Korean:

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Tiger's mouth

These three Black stones resemble the mouth of a tiger, hence the name. The tiger's mouth is an example of good shape.

[Diagram]

Tiger's mouth

Most often, the tiger's mouth comes as a hanging connection. The marked stone is the hanging part. The other two stones block off a white stone.


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