奇 qí strange
strange; remarkable
怎么记住“奇”: 大 big + 可 may = strange. A big parcel arrives at the office, and nobody knows who may have ordered it, which is very strange.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
奇 = 大 big + 可 may
- 大 big meaning
- 可 may sound
- 丁 male adult
- 口 mouth
A big parcel arrives at the office, and nobody knows who may have ordered it, which is very strange.
How it came to be
The part for big gives the meaning and the part for may gives the sound; the word means strange or unusual.
用法
- Sense of strange/remarkable: 奇怪 (qíguài) strange, 神奇 (shénqí) magical, 奇特 (qítè) peculiar.
- 好奇 (hàoqí, note the 4th-tone hào) means curious: 我很好奇 (wǒ hěn hàoqí) I'm really curious.
- 奇迹 (qíjì) is a miracle; 传奇 (chuánqí) is legendary/a legend.
- Alt reading jī appears in math (奇数 jīshù, odd number): contrast with the 'strange' qí reading.
含“奇”的汉字
含“奇”的词语
例句
- 这件事情很奇怪。 Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn qíguài.This is very weird.
- 我突然有种奇怪的感觉。 Wǒ tūrán yǒu zhǒng qíguài de gǎnjué.I suddenly had a strange feeling.
- 长城是七大奇迹之一。 Chángchéng shì qī dà qíjì zhī yī.The Great Wall is one of the seven wonders of the world.