(qí)

strange/odd

How 奇 is written

Strokes
8
Radical
— big
Traditional
Simplified
(unchanged)

奇 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

odd (number)
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.

Characters that appear with 奇

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