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Chinese characters meaning "odd"

Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "odd", including 奇 (qí / jī), 奇 (qí / jī). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…

How to Study This Meaning Group

The English word "odd" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 奇 (qí / jī), 奇 (qí / jī) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span qí, jī — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 奇 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.

  • 奇 qí / jīodd (Num); strange; odd; weird; wonderfulUseful words: 奇怪, 好奇
  • 奇 qí / jīodd (Num); strange; odd; weird; wonderfulUseful words: 奇怪, 好奇

Common words for these 2 "odd" characters

Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 奇 (qí / jī) — so "odd" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.

See each character in a sentence

Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "odd".

qí / jī — odd (Num); strange; odd; weird; wonderful

大自然真是奇妙。Dà zì rán zhēn shì qí miào.Nature is truly wonderful.

Common words: 奇怪 (qí guài)、好奇 (hào qí)、神奇 (shén qí)

qí / jī — odd (Num); strange; odd; weird; wonderful

大自然真是奇妙。Dà zì rán zhēn shì qí miào.Nature is truly wonderful.

Common words: 奇怪 (qí guài)、好奇 (hào qí)、神奇 (shén qí)

All 2 characters

Open 奇、奇 or any character below to hear it read aloud and see it used in an example sentence.