Dong Chinese dictionary

qí, jī

strange

Phonosemantic compound. 大 represents the meaning and 可 represents the sound.

Components

大 Meaning component

dà, dài

big

可 Sound component

kě, kè

able to

奇 and 可 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.奇 /*[k](r)aj/, /*N-k(r)aj/
可 /*[k]ʰˤa[j]ʔ/

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

奇

qí

strange, unusual, uncanny, occult; strange; odd; weird; wonderful; surprisingly; unusually

奇

jī

odd (number)

Most common words with 奇

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	奇怪	strange
	奇	odd
	神奇	magical
	奇迹	miracle
	好奇	inquisitive

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)

畸

Sound component in 18 characters (4 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

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