奇

奇

See also: 竒

奇 U+5947, 奇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5947 ← 奆 [U+5946] CJK Unified Ideographs 奈 → [U+5948]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

奇 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大一弓口 (KMNR), four-corner 4062₁, composition ⿱大可)

Derived characters

• 倚, 𠭑, 𠵇, 埼, 婍, 𭓊, 㞆, 崎, 徛, 㥓, 掎, 渏, 猗, 琦, 陭, 旑, 旖, 䐀, 椅, 㱦, 𪸴, 犄, 琦, 𨓾, 畸, 𥇚, 𥏜, 碕, 䄎, 𥟏, 𥺿, 綺(绮), 𦖊, 䗁, 裿, 觭, 䛴, 䝝, 𬥛, 𧼘, 踦, 躸, 輢(𫐎), 錡(锜), 𠔵, 㚡, 䩭, 䭲, 騎(骑), 𩩛, 𩳣, 𩸞, 齮(𬺈), 剞, 𨜅, 攲, 敧, 欹, 㿲, 䫑, 鵸, 𠖏, 寄, 㟢, 䓫, 𩃤, 㢊, 㾨, 𨵤(𬮮)

References

• KangXi: page 250, character 31
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5892
• Dae Jaweon: page 510, character 29
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 533, character 4
• Unihan data for U+5947

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		奇
alternative forms		竒 ⿱七可

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (奇) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
奇	*kral, *ɡral
畸	*kral
剞	*kral, *kralʔ
羇	*kral
掎	*kral, *kralʔ, *kʰrals
攲	*kral, *kralʔ, *kʰral
躸	*kral
踦	*kralʔ, *kʰral
寄	*krals
徛	*krals, *ɡralʔ
欹	*kʰral, *qral
崎	*kʰral, *ɡɯl
觭	*kʰral, *kʰralʔ
碕	*kʰral, *kʰralʔ, *ɡral, *ɡɯl
綺	*kʰralʔ
婍	*kʰralʔ
騎	*ɡral, *ɡrals
琦	*ɡral
鵸	*ɡral
錡	*ɡral, *ɡralʔ, *ŋɡralʔ
輢	*ɡrals, *qralʔ, *qrals
齮	*ŋɡralʔ
犄	*qral
猗	*qral, *qralʔ
椅	*qral, *qralʔ
旖	*qral, *qralʔ
陭	*qral, *qrals
檹	*qral
漪	*qral
倚	*qralʔ, *qrals

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *kral, *ɡral) : semantic 大 (“big; great”) + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): qí (qi²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ

  (Chengdu, SP): qi²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): kei⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): kei³

• Gan (Wiktionary): qi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khì

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ki²

• Jin (Wiktionary): qi¹
• Min Bei (KCR): gǐ
• Min Dong (BUC): gì
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki⁵

• Wu (Wiktionary): jji (T3)
• Xiang (Wiktionary): ji²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qí
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cí
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²
    • Yale: chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
    • Palladius: ци (ci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: qi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ki
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴
    • Yale: kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: kei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì
    • Hakka Romanization System: kiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /cʰi¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: qi¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
• Min Bei
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki²¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki⁵³/

Note: literary.

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
    • Tâi-lô: kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³/

Note: literary.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: jji (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /d̥͡ʑi²³/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi¹³/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 奇
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕʰji²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕʰi²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕʰi¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/d͡ʑi²³/
	Suzhou	/d͡ʑi¹³/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑi²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/ 稀～ /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ ～怪
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕi¹³/
	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑi¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰi¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/kʰi¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰei²¹/
	Nanning	/kʰi²¹/
	Hong Kong	/kʰei²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/ki³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ki⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ki²¹/ /kyɛ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kʰi⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/xi³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɡˠiᴇ/

Rime
Character	奇
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	渠羈切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/gjiə̆/
Li Rong	/ɡje/
Wang Li	/ɡǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/gie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	kei4

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-k(r)aj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡral/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	奇
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qí
Middle Chinese	‹ gje ›
Old Chinese	/*N-k(r)aj/
English	strange
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	奇
Reading #	2/2
No.	9997
Phonetic component	奇
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	竒
Old Chinese	/*ɡral/

Definitions

奇

1. strange; odd; weird; unusual

   奇怪  ―  qíguài  ―  strange

   奇特  ―  qítè  ―  peculiar

2. wonderful; fantastic; remarkable

   奇跡／奇迹  ―  qíjì (M); qíjī (T)  ―  miracle

   奇妙  ―  qímiào  ―  fantastic

Compounds

Derived terms from 奇

七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí) 七步奇才 不稀奇 九命奇冤 出奇 (chūqí) 千奇百怪 (qiānqíbǎiguài) 大奇 天奇地怪 奇事 (qíshì) 奇人 (qírén) 奇俊 奇僻 奇兵 (qíbīng) 奇功 (qígōng) 奇境 奇奇怪怪 (qíqíguàiguài) 奇妙 (qímiào) 奇字 奇峰 (qífēng) 奇峰怪石 奇峻 奇崛 奇巧 (qíqiǎo) 奇幻 (qíhuàn) 奇志 (qízhì) 奇怪 (qíguài) 奇想 (qíxiǎng) 奇才 (qícái) 奇技 (qíjì) 奇技淫巧 (qíjìyínqiǎo) 奇拔 奇招 奇擎 奇效 奇文 (qíwén) 奇文瑰句 奇昂 奇景 (qíjǐng) 奇案 奇特 (qítè) 奇珍 (qízhēn) 奇瑞 奇瑰 奇男子 奇病 奇癖 奇秀 奇童 (qítóng) 奇策 奇缺 奇舞 奇葩 (qípā) 奇蒿 奇觚 奇趣 奇遇 (qíyù) 好奇 (hàoqí) 好奇心 (hàoqíxīn) 居奇 (jūqí) 屈奇 希奇 希奇古怪 恢奇 愈出愈奇 拔奇 搜奇抉怪 新奇 (xīnqí) 材智高奇

清奇 (qīngqí) 珍奇 (zhēnqí) 瑰奇 神奇 (shénqí) 神奇荒怪 稀奇 (xīqí) 稀奇古怪 (xīqí gǔguài) 米奇老鼠 (Mǐqí Lǎoshǔ) 米奇鼠 精奇古怪 蒙太奇 (méngtàiqí) 精奇里江 (Jīngqílǐ Jiāng) 不以為奇／不以为奇 不足為奇／不足为奇 (bùzúwéiqí) 今古奇觀／今古奇观 何足為奇／何足为奇 傳奇／传奇 (chuánqí) 傳奇故事／传奇故事 六出奇計／六出奇计 出奇制勝／出奇制胜 (chūqízhìshèng) 嘖嘖稱奇／啧啧称奇 四大奇書／四大奇书 (Sìdàqíshū) 囤積居奇／囤积居奇 (túnjījūqí) 天緣奇遇／天缘奇遇 夭矯離奇／夭矫离奇 奇人異士／奇人异士 奇偉／奇伟 奇冤極枉／奇冤极枉 奇勛／奇勋 (qíxūn) 奇大無比／奇大无比 奇奧／奇奥 奇山異水／奇山异水 奇幻迷離／奇幻迷离 奇形怪狀／奇形怪状 (qíxíngguàizhuàng) 奇恥大辱／奇耻大辱 (qíchǐdàrǔ) 奇懷／奇怀 奇才異能／奇才异能 奇文共賞／奇文共赏 (qíwéngòngshǎng) 奇樹／奇树 奇珍異宝／奇珍异宝 奇珍異寶／奇珍异宝 奇珍異物／奇珍异物 奇異／奇异 (qíyì) 奇異墨水／奇异墨水 奇異果／奇异果 (qíyìguǒ) 奇禍／奇祸 (qíhuò) 奇節瑰行／奇节瑰行 奇絕／奇绝 奇經八脈／奇经八脉 奇緣／奇缘 (qíyuán) 奇聞／奇闻 (qíwén) 奇花異卉／奇花异卉 奇花異果／奇花异果 奇花異草／奇花异草 (qíhuāyìcǎo) 奇萊／奇莱 (Qílái) 奇葩異卉／奇葩异卉 奇裝異服／奇装异服 (qízhuāngyìfú) 奇襲／奇袭 (qíxí) 奇觀／奇观 (qíguān) 奇計／奇计 (qíjì) 奇詭／奇诡 奇說／奇说 奇談／奇谈 (qítán) 奇談怪論／奇谈怪论 奇謀／奇谋 奇謀異策／奇谋异策 奇譎／奇谲 奇貨／奇货

奇貨可居／奇货可居 (qíhuòkějū) 奇跡／奇迹 (qíjì) 奇蹟／奇迹 奇蹟劇／奇迹剧 奇蹤異跡／奇踪异迹 奇門／奇门 奇門遁甲／奇门遁甲 奇風異俗／奇风异俗 奇駭／奇骇 奇驗／奇验 奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) 奇龐福艾／奇庞福艾 屯積居奇／屯积居奇 巧發奇中／巧发奇中 平平無奇／平平无奇 (píngpíngwúqí) 平淡無奇／平淡无奇 弔詭矜奇／吊诡矜奇 忠言奇謀／忠言奇谋 懷奇／怀奇 拍案稱奇／拍案称奇 拍案驚奇／拍案惊奇 (pāi'ànjīngqí) 探奇窮異／探奇穷异 探奇訪勝／探奇访胜 探異玩奇／探异玩奇 搜奇訪古／搜奇访古 搜奇選妙／搜奇选妙 撒奇萊雅族／撒奇莱雅族 (sāqíláiyǎzú) 曠世奇才／旷世奇才 曲折離奇／曲折离奇 (qūzhélíqí) 標奇立異／标奇立异 權奇／权奇 歸奇顧怪／归奇顾怪 海外奇談／海外奇谈 炫異爭奇／炫异争奇 無奇不有／无奇不有 (wúqíbùyǒu) 爭奇鬥妍／争奇斗妍 爭奇鬥異／争奇斗异 爭奇鬥豔／争奇斗艳 爭妍鬥奇／争妍斗奇 獵奇／猎奇 (lièqí) 甄奇錄異／甄奇录异 異卉奇花／异卉奇花 異士奇人／异士奇人 異寶奇珍／异宝奇珍 異木奇花／异木奇花 異草奇花／异草奇花 矜奇立異／矜奇立异 矯激奇詭／矫激奇诡 碌碌無奇／碌碌无奇 稱奇道妙／称奇道妙 稱奇道異／称奇道异 稱奇道絕／称奇道绝 突發奇想／突发奇想 (tūfāqíxiǎng) 節行瑰奇／节行瑰奇 納奇錄異／纳奇录异 蔚為奇觀／蔚为奇观 (wèiwéiqíguān) 蘊奇待價／蕴奇待价 詐謀奇計／诈谋奇计 詭怪奇譎／诡怪奇谲 說也奇怪／说也奇怪 賞奇析疑／赏奇析疑 鄉野傳奇／乡野传奇 離奇／离奇 (líqí) 離奇曲折／离奇曲折 驚奇／惊奇 (jīngqí) 驚奇駭異／惊奇骇异 鬥巧爭奇／斗巧争奇 魁梧奇偉／魁梧奇伟

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jī (ji¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): gei¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei¹

• Min Dong (BUC): kiă / kiĕ / ngiă
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): ki / kha / khia

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gi¹ / kia¹

• Wu (Wiktionary): ji (T1)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jī
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ji
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹
    • Yale: jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
    • Palladius: цзи (czi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹
    • Yale: gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gei¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei³³/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: kiă / kiĕ / ngiă
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰia⁵⁵/, /kʰie⁵⁵/, /ŋia⁵⁵/

Note:

• kiă - vernacular;
• kiĕ/ngiă - literary.

• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki
    • Tâi-lô: ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ky
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kha
    • Tâi-lô: kha
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰa³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khia
    • Tâi-lô: khia
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qiaf
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰia⁴⁴/

Note:

• ki - literary;
• kha/khia - vernacular.

• • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gi¹ / kia¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ki / khia
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ki³³/, /kʰia³³/

Note:

• gi1 - literary;
• kia1 - venacular.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: ji (T1)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: /kˠiᴇ/

Rime
Character	奇
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居宜切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjiə̆/
Li Rong	/kje/
Wang Li	/kǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/kie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gei1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k](r)aj/

  (Zhengzhang): /*kral/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	奇
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jī
Middle Chinese	‹ kje ›
Old Chinese	/*[k](r)aj/
English	odd (number)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	奇
Reading #	1/2
No.	9973
Phonetic component	奇
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	羈
Old Chinese	/*kral/
Notes	說文從大可，戴侗從立可聲， 古踦字

Definitions

奇

1. ^† unsmooth; disadvantageous
2. ^† surplus
3. (mathematics) odd

   奇數／奇数  ―  jīshù  ―  odd number

Compounds

奇偶 奇偶性 (jī'ǒuxìng) 奇日 奇蹄目 奇零 (jīlíng)

有奇 (yǒujī) 私奇 (“sai-khia”) (Min Nan) 奇數／奇数 (jīshù) 奇羨／奇羡 奇贏／奇赢

奇靜脈／奇静脉 (jījìngmài) 操奇計贏／操奇计赢 數奇／数奇 數奇命蹇／数奇命蹇

Pronunciation 3

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ǎi (ai³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ǎi
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ǎi
    • Wade–Giles: ai³
    • Yale: ǎi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae
    • Palladius: ай (aj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 奇
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕʰji²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕʰi²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕʰi¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/d͡ʑi²³/
	Suzhou	/d͡ʑi¹³/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑi²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/ 稀～ /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ ～怪
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕi¹³/
	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑi¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰi¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/kʰi¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰei²¹/
	Nanning	/kʰi²¹/
	Hong Kong	/kʰei²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/ki³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ki⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ki²¹/ /kyɛ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kʰi⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/xi³¹/

Definitions

奇

1. ^† Alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”).

Pronunciation 4

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǐ (yi³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ
    • Wade–Giles: i³
    • Yale: yǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii
    • Palladius: и (i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹⁴/

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• Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 奇
Mandarin	Beijing	/t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
	Harbin	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Tianjin	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/
	Jinan	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Qingdao	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁴²/
	Xi'an	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Xining	/t͡ɕʰji²⁴/
	Yinchuan	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Lanzhou	/t͡ɕʰi⁵³/
	Ürümqi	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Wuhan	/t͡ɕʰi²¹³/
	Chengdu	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Guiyang	/t͡ɕʰi²¹/
	Kunming	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
	Nanjing	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
	Hefei	/t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
Jin	Taiyuan	/t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
	Pingyao	/t͡ɕʰi¹³/
	Hohhot	/t͡ɕʰi³¹/
Wu	Shanghai	/d͡ʑi²³/
	Suzhou	/d͡ʑi¹³/
	Hangzhou	/d͡ʑi²¹³/
	Wenzhou	/d͡zz̩³¹/
Hui	Shexian	/t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
	Tunxi	/t͡ɕi⁴⁴/ 稀～ /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ ～怪
Xiang	Changsha	/t͡ɕi¹³/
	Xiangtan	/d͡ʑi¹²/
Gan	Nanchang	/t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
Hakka	Meixian	/kʰi¹¹/
	Taoyuan	/kʰi¹¹/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/kʰei²¹/
	Nanning	/kʰi²¹/
	Hong Kong	/kʰei²¹/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/ki³⁵/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ki⁵³/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/ki²¹/ /kyɛ⁵⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/kʰi⁵⁵/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/xi³¹/

Definitions

奇

1. ^† Alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”).

References

• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00859
• “奇”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

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Japanese

Kanji

奇

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. strange

Readings

• Go-on: き (ki, Jōyō); ぎ (gi)
• Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
• Kun: くし (kushi, 奇し); めずらしい (mezurashii, 奇しい)^{←めづらしい (medurasii, historical)}; あやしい (ayashii, 奇しい)

Compounds

Compounds

• 奇(き)異(い) (kii)
• 奇(き)怪(かい) (kikai)
• 奇(き)遇(ぐう) (kigū)
• 奇(き)骨(こつ) (kikotsu)
• 奇(き)才(さい) (kisai)
• 奇(き)襲(しゅう) (kishū)
• 奇(き)術(じゅつ) (kijutsu)
• 奇(き)人(じん) (kijin)
• 奇(き)数(すう) (kisū): odd number
• 奇(き)跡(せき), 奇(き)蹟(せき) (kiseki): miracle
• 奇(き)特(とく) (kitoku)
• 奇(き)抜(ばつ) (kibatsu)
• 奇(き)癖(へき) (kiheki)
• 奇(き)妙(みょう) (kimyō)
• 奇(き)形(けい) (kikei)
• 奇(き)談(だん) (kidan)

See also

• 奇(くす)し (kusushi)

Etymology

Kanji in this term
奇
き Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) き​ [kíꜜ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• IPA^(key): [kʲi]

Adjective

奇(き) • (ki) ^{←き (ki)?} -na (adnominal 奇(き)な (ki na), adverbial 奇(き)に (ki ni))

1. strange

Inflection

Inflection of 奇

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	奇だろ	きだろ	ki daro
Continuative (連用形)	奇で	きで	ki de
Terminal (終止形)	奇だ	きだ	ki da
Attributive (連体形)	奇な	きな	ki na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	奇なら	きなら	ki nara
Imperative (命令形)	奇であれ	きであれ	ki de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	奇ではない 奇じゃない	きではない きじゃない	ki de wa nai ki ja nai
Informal past	奇だった	きだった	ki datta
Informal negative past	奇ではなかった 奇じゃなかった	きではなかった きじゃなかった	ki de wa nakatta ki ja nakatta
Formal	奇です	きです	ki desu
Formal negative	奇ではありません 奇じゃありません	きではありません きじゃありません	ki de wa arimasen ki ja arimasen
Formal past	奇でした	きでした	ki deshita
Formal negative past	奇ではありませんでした 奇じゃありませんでした	きではありませんでした きじゃありませんでした	ki de wa arimasen deshita ki ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	奇で	きで	ki de
Conditional	奇なら（ば）	きなら（ば）	ki nara (ba)
Provisional	奇だったら	きだったら	ki dattara
Volitional	奇だろう	きだろう	ki darō
Adverbial	奇に	きに	ki ni
Degree	奇さ	きさ	kisa

Noun

奇(き) • (ki) ^{←き (ki)?}

1. strangeness

Derived terms

• 奇(き)を衒(てら)う (ki o terau)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja

奇 (eumhun 기이할 기 (giihal gi))

1. Hanja form^? of 기 (“strange, unusual, uncanny, occult”).

Hanja

奇 (eumhun 의지할 의 (uijihal ui))

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Vietnamese

Han character

奇: Hán Nôm readings: kỳ, cả, cơ, kì

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