bao chi
Keywords: Go term
抱吃 (bào chī) is a Chinese go term that refers to an elementary capturing technique by atari, such as
here. It is very similar to a shunt.
For this term, 吃 (chī) means "eat". 抱 (bào), can be roughly understood as "to surround using arms", such as a "hug" or "embrace". Try to picture the Black stones as part of the body of a person and
as an arm extending to "hug" the White person, preventing White from escaping.
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/24/bc1b881dff7cbee6b0b1f74259e7ce64.png)
![[Diagram]](../../diagrams/36/8d3235cc73a58ec40bfe7a8e5395303d.png)
tries to escape, then
completes the surrounding by "hugging", and captures the White stones.
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