奇 (qí)
strange/odd
How 奇 is written
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 大 — big
- Traditional
- 奇
- Simplified
- 奇 (unchanged)
奇 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jī
- odd (number)
- qí
- strange; odd; weird; wonderful
Common words using 奇
- 傳奇 chuánqí
- legendary; fantasy saga; romance
- 奇怪 qíguài
- strange; odd; to marvel
- 奇跡 qíjì
- miracle; miraculous; wonder
- 好奇 hàoqí
- inquisitive; curious; inquisitiveness
- 神奇 shénqí
- magical; mystical; miraculous
- 出奇 chūqí
- extraordinary; exceptional; unusual
- 卡布奇諾 kǎbùqínuò
- cappuccino (coffee)
- 哈士奇 hāshìqí
- husky (sled dog)
- 奇兵 qíbīng
- troops appearing suddenly (in a raid or ambush)
- 奇妙 qímiào
- fantastic; wonderful
- 奇幻 qíhuàn
- fantasy (fiction)
- 奇才 qícái
- genius
奇 in a sentence
我覺得這件事很奇怪。
Wǒ juéde zhè jiàn shì hěn qíguài.
“I think this matter is very strange.”
How common is 奇?
奇 is the 563rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 78.3% of all running text.
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