異 (ji6 | yi4) : different; unusual; strange; surprise

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異

ji6

yi4

[1] [adj] different; variant | [antonym] 同
[2] [adj] unusual; strange; foreign
[3] [v] surprise; marvel; wonder
[4] [v] separate; come apart; part

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 田 (#102)

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

異 / 异

This word has been viewed 12139 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Dec 2010 02:00

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異常 ji6 soeng4 yi4 chang2 = exceptional; unusual

優異 jau1 ji6 you1 yi4 = exceptional

驚異 ging1 ji6 jing1 yi4 = amazement

詫異 caa3 ji6 cha4 yi4 = flabbergasted; astonished

差異 caa1 ji6 cha1 yi4 = difference; discrepancy

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

大同小異 daai6 tung4 siu2 ji6 da4 tong2 xiao3 yi4 = mostly the same except for some minor differences

異性 ji6 sing3 yi4 xing4 = the opposite sex

異國 ji6 gwok3 = foreign country

異相 ji6 soeng3 yi4 xiang4 = weird; out of phase
See all 66 compounds (CantoDict reports 68 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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一個人喺異鄉無根無蔃，咩都要靠自己，真唔容易粵
To be alone in a foreign place without the support from family or society, one has to be very independent; and that can be very trying.

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Decimal representation of this word: 異
Unicode code for this character: U+7570 (off-site link)

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