Chinese Character 奇 Meanings and components.

Form

奇

Meaning

奇 meaning[3] in English

Odd (Number).

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 奇 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are big (大) , and can (可)

Its radical[1] is: 大 (da4) which means: Big, Huge, Large, Major, Great, Wide, Deep, Older (Than), Oldest, Eldest, Greatly, Very Much, (Dialect) Father, Father's Elder Or Younger Brother, .大da4big

In cangjie it is written with KMNR

How to write 奇

To write奇qi2odd (number) you should write a combination of 大da4big , 可ke3can arranged in a 吕 shape:

大 + 可 = 奇

奇 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 奇 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 奇, looks as follow:

奇
Pinyin:qi2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Odd (Number)
大
Pinyin:da4
Meaning[3]: Big . Huge . Large . Major . Great . Wide . Deep . Older (Than) . Oldest . Eldest . Greatly . Very Much . (Dialect) Father . Father'S Elder Or Younger Brother
可
Pinyin:ke3 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: Can . May . Able To . To Approve . To Permit . To Suit . (Particle Used For Emphasis) Certainly . Very
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
丁
Pinyin:ding1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Ding
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
亅
Pinyin:jue2
Meaning[3]: 'Vertical Stroke With Hook' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 6) . See Also 豎鉤|竖钩[Shu4 Gou1]

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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