畸 jī odd
odd; unusual
怎么记住“畸”: 田 field + 奇 strange = odd. In the middle of the farmer's field stands a strange tree shaped like a chair, the most odd sight in the whole valley.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
畸 = 田 field + 奇 strange
- 田 field meaning
- 奇 strange sound
- 大 big
- 可 may
- 丁 male adult
- 口 mouth
In the middle of the farmer's field stands a strange tree shaped like a chair, the most odd sight in the whole valley.
How it came to be
The field gives the meaning and the sign for strange the sound; the word first meant a leftover strip of field.
用法
- Abnormal/irregular/lopsided: 畸形 (jīxíng), a deformity, and figuratively a warped/unhealthy state: 畸形发展 (jīxíng fāzhǎn) distorted development.
- 畸变 (jībiàn) means aberration. Note the reading jī (not qí). Carries a negative sense of imbalance.