奇

qí

strange

odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually

big (大) + can it be? (可) = strange and wonderful

Something so big (大) it makes you stop and ask 'can this be?' (可) — that gap between expectation and reality is the heart of strangeness. The character captures the moment ordinary logic breaks down.

大+可→奇
可CanSemantic
大BigSemantic

这件事很奇怪,我不明白。

zhè jiàn shì hěn qí guài , wǒ bù míng bái 。

This matter is very strange; I don't understand it.

他的想法十分奇特,让大家都感到惊讶。

tā de xiǎng fǎ shí fēn qí tè , ràng dà jiā dōu gǎn dào jīng yà 。

His ideas are extremely unusual, which surprised everyone.

Words with 奇

奇瑞

qí ruì

Chery (car manufacturer)

奇效

qí xiào

wondrous effect

奇点

qí diǎn

(astronomy, math.) singularity

佩奇

pèi qí

Peppa, from Peppa Pig cartoon

平淡无奇

píng dàn wú qí

ordinary and mediocre (idiom); nothing to write home about

传奇人物

chuán qí rén wù

legendary person

萨马兰奇

sà mǎ lán qí

Juan Antonio Samaranch (1920-2010), Spanish Olympic official, president of International Olympic Committee 1980-2001

离奇

lí qí

odd; bizarre

道奇

dào qí

Dodge, US automobile brand, division of Chrysler LLC

达·芬奇

dá · fēn qí

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter

都市传奇

dū shì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

都会传奇

dū huì chuán qí

urban legend (translation of recent Western term)

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