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Animated Stroke Order 奇

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 奇 — animated stroke order

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奇 stroke order diagram

3.

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Printable Writing Worksheet: 奇

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How to Use 奇

Adjectives meaning 'strange, unusual'

Describes something that is odd or not normal.

奇怪 • qí guài • strange • HSK 3

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HSK Vocabulary: 奇

好奇 • hào qí • curious

HSK 5

hào好

qí奇

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Example Sentences

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de的

xíng行

wéi为

hěn很

qí奇

guài

Information

Pinyinqí

Meaningstrange, unusual, remarkable

Strokes8

Radical大

Traditional奇

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Frequency#444

Zhuyinㄑㄧˊ

UnicodeU+5947

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大big

A big (大) mouth (可) tells an unusual tale — something strange or marvelous.

qí奇

guài怪

strange

奇特 • qí tè • Unique / peculiar • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qí奇

tè特

Unique / peculiar

离奇 • lí qí • bizarre / odd • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

lí离

qí奇

bizarre / odd

Words meaning 'marvel, miracle, wonderful'

Describes something amazing or extraordinary.

奇迹 • qí jì • miracle; wonder; marvel • HSK 5

HSK 5

qí奇

jì迹

miracle; wonder; marvel

奇妙 • qí miào • marvellous; wonderful; intriguing • HSK 6

HSK 6

qí奇

miào妙

marvellous; wonderful; intriguing

神奇 • shén qí • magical; mystical; miraculous • HSK 6

HSK 6

shén神

qí奇

magical; mystical; miraculous

curious

惊奇 • jīng qí • wonder; be surprised; be amazed

HSK 6

jīng惊

qí奇

wonder; be surprised; be amazed

传奇 • chuán qí • Legend

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

chuán传

qí奇

Legend

奇观 • qí guān • wonder

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

qí奇

guān观

wonder

新奇 • xīn qí • Novel / new and strange

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xīn新

qí奇

Novel / new and strange

稀奇 • xī qí • rare / unusual

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

xī稀

qí奇

rare / unusual

怪

。

His behavior is very strange

hái孩

zi子

duì对

shì世

jiè界

chōng充

mǎn满

hào好

qí奇

。

Children are full of curiosity about the world

zhè这

ge个

gù故

shì事

hěn很

chuán传

qí奇

。

This story is very legendary.

zhè这

ge个

wán玩

jù具

hěn很

qí奇

tè特

。

This toy is very peculiar.

zhè这

zhēn真

shì是

yí一

gè个

qí奇

jì迹

。

This is truly a miracle

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Same Sound

Characters pronounced "qi".

凄qīchilly, desolate, sorrowful
琪qifine jade
讫qìfinish; conclude, stop; exhaust
脐qíabdominal area of crab; navel
淇qiname of a river
祁qípray; numerous, ample, abundant

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Same Radical

Characters with radical "大".

奕yìin sequence, orderly; abundant
奎kuístride of man; one of the twenty-eight lunar mansions
奄yǎnere long; remain, tarry; feeble
奋fènto exert oneself; to strive
夭yāoyoung, fresh-looking; die young
头tóuhead

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