奇 (kei4 gei1 | qi2 ji1) : strange; rare; unexpected; surprise; odd

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奇

kei4 gei1

qi2 ji1

[粵] kei4 | [國] qi2
[1] [adj] strange; rare; queer; unusual
[2] [adj] unexpected; unpredictable
[3] [v] surprise; astonish; wonder
[4] [adv] very; extremely; extraordinarily

[粵] gei1 | [國] ji1
[1] [adj] odd (number) | [antonym] 偶
[2] [n] fractional amount; remainder

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Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 大 (#37)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

奇

This word has been viewed 11732 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Oct 2013 01:56

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傳奇 cyun4 kei4 chuan2 qi2 = legend

奇怪 kei4 gwaai3 qi2 guai4 = strange; weird

出奇 ceot1 kei4 chu1 qi2 = strange, odd; unusually, extraordinarily

神奇 san4 kei4 shen2 qi2 = mystical; magical; miraculous; mystique

至奇 zi3 kei4 = it would be really strange if... , to be really surprised if... 粵

驚奇 ging1 kei4 jing1 qi2 = to amaze; amazing

奇妙 kei4 miu6 qi2 miao4 = wonderful; fantastic

奇特 kei4 dak6 qi2 te4 = strange; queer; peculiar; original

奇花異草 kei4 faa1 ji6 cou2 qi2 hua1 yi4 cao3 = (saying) rarely seen; unusual

好奇 hou3 kei4 hao4 qi2 = curious, inquisitive
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Showing all 2 examples containing 奇

一做錯少少嘢就俾佢插, 唔乞人憎就奇! 粵
He chews you out for every small mistake you make, it's no wonder he's so unpopular!

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 奇
Unicode code for this character: U+5947 (off-site link)

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