# 奇

| 奇 | U+5947, &#22855; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5947 |
| ← 奆 [U+5946] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 奈 → [U+5948] |

## Translingual
### Han character

奇 (Kangxi radical 37, 大+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 大一弓口 (KMNR), four-corner 4062$_1$, composition ⿱大可)

#### Derived characters

* 倚, 𠭑, 𠵇, 埼, 婍, 𭓊, 㞆, 崎, 徛, 㥓, 掎, 渏, 猗, 琦, 陭, 旑, 旖, 䐀, 椅, 㱦, 𪸴, 犄, 琦, 𨓾, 畸, 𥇚, 𥏜, 碕, 䄎, 𥟏, 𥺿, 綺(绮), 𦖊, 䗁, 裿, 觭, 䛴, 䝝, 𬥛, 𧼘, 踦, 躸, 輢(𫐎), 錡(锜), 𠔵, 㚡, 䩭, 䭲, 騎(骑), 𩩛, 𩳣, 𩸞, 齮(𬺈), 剞, 𨜅, 攲, 敧, 欹, 㿲, 䫑, 鵸, 𠖏, 寄, 㟢, 䓫, 𩃤, 㢊, 㾨, 𨵤(𬮮)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 250, character 31
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 5892
* Dae Jaweon: page 510, character 29
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 533, character 4
* Unihan data for U+5947

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 奇 | *kral, *ɡral |
| 畸 | *kral |
| 剞 | *kral, *kralʔ |
| 羇 | *kral |
| 掎 | *kral, *kralʔ, *kʰrals |
| 攲 | *kral, *kralʔ, *kʰral |
| 躸 | *kral |
| 踦 | *kralʔ, *kʰral |
| 寄 | *krals |
| 徛 | *krals, *ɡralʔ |
| 欹 | *kʰral, *qral |
| 崎 | *kʰral, *ɡɯl |
| 觭 | *kʰral, *kʰralʔ |
| 碕 | *kʰral, *kʰralʔ, *ɡral, *ɡɯl |
| 綺 | *kʰralʔ |
| 婍 | *kʰralʔ |
| 騎 | *ɡral, *ɡrals |
| 琦 | *ɡral |
| 鵸 | *ɡral |
| 錡 | *ɡral, *ɡralʔ, *ŋɡralʔ |
| 輢 | *ɡrals, *qralʔ, *qrals |
| 齮 | *ŋɡralʔ |
| 犄 | *qral |
| 猗 | *qral, *qralʔ |
| 椅 | *qral, *qralʔ |
| 旖 | *qral, *qralʔ |
| 陭 | *qral, *qrals |
| 檹 | *qral |
| 漪 | *qral |
| 倚 | *qralʔ, *qrals |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kral, *ɡral): semantic 大 (“big; great”) + phonetic 可 (OC *kʰaːlʔ).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): qí (qi$^2$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): qi$^2$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): kei$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): kei$^3$
* Gan (Wiktionary): qi$^2$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khì
    (Hailu, HRS): ki
    (Meixian, Guangdong): ki$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): qi$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): gǐ
* Eastern Min (BUC): gì
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gi$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kî
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ki$^5$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ji
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): ji$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: qí
*** Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: cí
*** Wade–Giles: chʻi$^2$
*** Yale: chí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyi
*** Palladius: ци (ci)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: qi$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ki
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kei$^4$
*** Yale: kèih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kei$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kéi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: kei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰei²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: qi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khì
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: ki
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: ki$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰi¹¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: qi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gǐ
*** Sinological IPA : /ki²¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: gì
*** Sinological IPA : /ki⁵³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian, Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ki¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kî
*** Tâi-lô: kî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ki²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ki$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khî
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ji
*** MiniDict: ji$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$jji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑi²³/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi¹³/
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit奇 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /t͡ɕʰi³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /t͡ɕʰi⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /t͡ɕʰi⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /t͡ɕʰi⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /t͡ɕʰji²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /t͡ɕʰi⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /t͡ɕʰi⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /t͡ɕʰi²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /t͡ɕʰi²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /t͡ɕʰi³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /t͡ɕʰi²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /t͡ɕʰi³¹/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /t͡ɕʰi¹¹/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /t͡ɕʰi¹³/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /t͡ɕʰi³¹/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /d͡ʑi²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /d͡ʑi¹³/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /d͡ʑi²¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /d͡zz̩³¹/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /t͡ɕi⁴⁴/ 稀～ /t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/ ～怪 |
| Xiang | Changsha | /t͡ɕi¹³/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /d͡ʑi¹²/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /t͡ɕʰi²⁴/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /kʰi¹¹/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /kʰi¹¹/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /kʰei²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /kʰi²¹/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /kʰei²¹/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /ki³⁵/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ki⁵³/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /ki²¹/ /kyɛ⁵⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /kʰi⁵⁵/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /xi³¹/ |
* Middle Chinese: gje
Rime :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 群 (30) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 渠羈切 |
| Baxter | gje |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɡˠiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɡᵚiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɡiɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /gjiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /ɡje/ |
| Wang Li | /ɡǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /gie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | qí |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | kei$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*N-k(r)aj/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ɡral/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | qí |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ gje › |
| Old Chinese | /*N-k(r)aj/ |
| English | strange |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 9997 |
| Phonetic component | 奇 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 竒 |
| Old Chinese | /*ɡral/ |

#### Definitions

奇
* strange; odd; weird; unusual
    奇怪 ― qíguài ― strange
    奇特 ― qítè ― peculiar
* wonderful; fantastic; remarkable
    奇跡／奇迹 ― qíjì ― miracle
    奇妙 ― qímiào ― fantastic

#### Compounds

* 七十瓦上霜，八十不稀奇 (qīshí wǎ shàng shuāng, bāshí bù xīqí)
* 七步奇才
* 不以為奇 / 不以为奇
* 不稀奇
* 不足為奇 / 不足为奇 (bùzúwéiqí)
* 九命奇冤
* 今古奇觀 / 今古奇观
* 何足為奇 / 何足为奇
* 傳奇 / 传奇 (chuánqí)
* 傳奇故事 / 传奇故事
* 六出奇計 / 六出奇计
* 出奇 (chūqí)
* 出奇制勝 / 出奇制胜 (chūqízhìshèng)
* 千奇百怪 (qiānqíbǎiguài)
* 嘖嘖稱奇 / 啧啧称奇
* 四大奇書 / 四大奇书 (Sìdàqíshū)
* 囤積居奇 / 囤积居奇 (túnjījūqí)
* 大奇
* 天奇地怪
* 夭矯離奇 / 夭矫离奇
* 天緣奇遇 / 天缘奇遇
* 奇事 (qíshì)
* 奇人 (qírén)
* 奇人異士 / 奇人异士
* 奇俊
* 奇偉 / 奇伟
* 奇僻
* 奇兵 (qíbīng)
* 奇冤極枉 / 奇冤极枉
* 奇功 (qígōng)
* 奇勛 / 奇勋 (qíxūn)
* 奇境
* 奇大無比 / 奇大无比
* 奇奇怪怪 (qíqíguàiguài)
* 奇奧 / 奇奥
* 奇妙 (qímiào)
* 奇字
* 奇山異水 / 奇山异水
* 奇峻
* 奇峰 (qífēng)
* 奇峰怪石
* 奇崛
* 奇巧 (qíqiǎo)
* 奇幻 (qíhuàn)
* 奇幻迷離 / 奇幻迷离
* 奇龐福艾 / 奇庞福艾
* 奇形怪狀 / 奇形怪状 (qíxíngguàizhuàng)
* 奇志 (qízhì)
* 奇怪 (qíguài)
* 奇恥大辱 / 奇耻大辱 (qíchǐdàrǔ)
* 奇想 (qíxiǎng)
* 奇懷 / 奇怀
* 奇才 (qícái)
* 奇才異能 / 奇才异能
* 奇技 (qíjì)
* 奇技淫巧 (qíjìyínqiǎo)
* 奇拔
* 奇招
* 奇擎
* 奇效
* 奇文 (qíwén)
* 奇文共賞 / 奇文共赏 (qíwéngòngshǎng)
* 奇文瑰句
* 奇昂
* 奇景 (qíjǐng)
* 奇案
* 奇樹 / 奇树
* 奇特 (qítè)
* 奇珍 (qízhēn)
* 奇珍異宝
* 奇珍異寶 / 奇珍异宝 (qízhēnyìbǎo)
* 奇珍異物 / 奇珍异物
* 奇瑞
* 奇瑰
* 奇男子
* 奇異 / 奇异 (qíyì)
* 奇異果 / 奇异果 (qíyìguǒ)
* 奇異墨水 / 奇异墨水
* 奇病 (qíbìng)
* 奇癖
* 奇禍 / 奇祸 (qíhuò)
* 奇秀
* 奇童 (qítóng)
* 奇策
* 奇節瑰行 / 奇节瑰行
* 奇絕 / 奇绝
* 奇經八脈 / 奇经八脉
* 奇緣 / 奇缘 (qíyuán)
* 奇缺
* 奇聞 / 奇闻 (qíwén)
* 奇舞
* 奇花異卉 / 奇花异卉
* 奇花異果 / 奇花异果
* 奇花異草 / 奇花异草 (qíhuāyìcǎo)
* 奇萊 / 奇莱 (Qílái)
* 奇葩 (qípā)
* 奇葩異卉 / 奇葩异卉
* 奇蒿
* 奇蝦 / 奇虾 (qíxiā)
* 奇裝異服 / 奇装异服 (qízhuāngyìfú)
* 奇襲 / 奇袭 (qíxí)
* 奇觀 / 奇观 (qíguān)
* 奇觚
* 奇計 / 奇计 (qíjì)
* 奇詭 / 奇诡
* 奇說 / 奇说
* 奇談 / 奇谈 (qítán)
* 奇談怪論 / 奇谈怪论 (qítánguàilùn)
* 奇謀 / 奇谋
* 奇謀異策 / 奇谋异策
* 奇譎 / 奇谲
* 奇貨 / 奇货
* 奇貨可居 / 奇货可居 (qíhuòkějū)
* 奇趣
* 奇跡 / 奇迹 (qíjì)
* 奇蹟 / 奇迹 (qíjì)
* 奇蹟劇 / 奇迹剧
* 奇蹤異跡 / 奇踪异迹
* 奇遇 (qíyù)
* 奇門 / 奇门
* 奇門遁甲 / 奇门遁甲 (qíméndùnjiǎ)
* 奇風異俗 / 奇风异俗
* 奇駭 / 奇骇
* 奇驗 / 奇验
* 奇麗 / 奇丽 (qílì)
* 好奇 (hàoqí)
* 好奇心 (hàoqíxīn)
* 屈奇
* 居奇 (jūqí)
* 屯積居奇 / 屯积居奇 (túnjījūqí)
* 巧發奇中 / 巧发奇中
* 希奇 (xīqí)
* 希奇古怪
* 平平無奇 / 平平无奇 (píngpíngwúqí)
* 平淡無奇 / 平淡无奇
* 弔詭矜奇 / 吊诡矜奇
* 忠言奇謀 / 忠言奇谋
* 恢奇
* 愈出愈奇
* 懷奇 / 怀奇
* 拔奇
* 拍案稱奇 / 拍案称奇
* 拍案驚奇 / 拍案惊奇 (pāi'ànjīngqí)
* 探奇窮異 / 探奇穷异
* 探奇訪勝 / 探奇访胜
* 探異玩奇 / 探异玩奇
* 搜奇抉怪
* 搜奇訪古 / 搜奇访古
* 搜奇選妙 / 搜奇选妙
* 撒奇萊雅族 / 撒奇莱雅族 (sāqíláiyǎzú)
* 新奇 (xīnqí)
* 曠世奇才 / 旷世奇才
* 曲折離奇 / 曲折离奇 (qūzhélíqí)
* 材智高奇
* 標奇立異 / 标奇立异
* 權奇 / 权奇
* 歸奇顧怪 / 归奇顾怪
* 海外奇談 / 海外奇谈
* 清奇 (qīngqí)
* 炫異爭奇 / 炫异争奇
* 無奇不有 / 无奇不有 (wúqíbùyǒu)
* 爭奇鬥妍 / 争奇斗妍
* 爭奇鬥異 / 争奇斗异
* 爭奇鬥豔 / 争奇斗艳
* 爭妍鬥奇 / 争妍斗奇
* 獵奇 / 猎奇 (lièqí)
* 珍奇 (zhēnqí)
* 瑰奇
* 甄奇錄異 / 甄奇录异
* 異卉奇花 / 异卉奇花
* 異士奇人 / 异士奇人
* 異寶奇珍 / 异宝奇珍
* 異木奇花 / 异木奇花
* 異草奇花 / 异草奇花
* 矜奇立異 / 矜奇立异
* 矯激奇詭 / 矫激奇诡
* 碌碌無奇 / 碌碌无奇
* 神奇 (shénqí)
* 神奇荒怪
* 稀奇 (xīqí)
* 稀奇古怪 (xīqí gǔguài)
* 稱奇道妙 / 称奇道妙
* 稱奇道異 / 称奇道异
* 稱奇道絕 / 称奇道绝
* 突發奇想 / 突发奇想 (tūfāqíxiǎng)
* 節行瑰奇 / 节行瑰奇
* 米奇老鼠 (Mǐqí Lǎoshǔ)
* 米奇鼠
* 精奇古怪
* 精奇里江 (Jīngqílǐ Jiāng)
* 納奇錄異 / 纳奇录异
* 蒙太奇 (méngtàiqí)
* 蔚為奇觀 / 蔚为奇观 (wèiwéiqíguān)
* 蘊奇待價 / 蕴奇待价
* 詐謀奇計 / 诈谋奇计
* 詭怪奇譎 / 诡怪奇谲
* 說也奇怪 / 说也奇怪
* 賞奇析疑 / 赏奇析疑
* 鄉野傳奇 / 乡野传奇
* 阿奇毛 (āqímáo)
* 離奇 / 离奇 (líqí)
* 離奇曲折 / 离奇曲折
* 驚奇 / 惊奇 (jīngqí)
* 驚奇駭異 / 惊奇骇异
* 鬥巧爭奇 / 斗巧争奇
* 魁梧奇偉 / 魁梧奇伟

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jī (ji$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): kiă / kiĕ / ngiă
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): kyo$^1$ / kya$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khia / kha / ki
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kia$^1$ / gi$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ci
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jī
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ji
*** Wade–Giles: chi$^1$
*** Yale: jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ji
*** Palladius: цзи (czi)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gei$^1$
*** Yale: gēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: géi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kei³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: kiă / kiĕ / ngiă
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰia⁵⁵/, /kʰie⁵⁵/, /ŋia⁵⁵/
* kiă - vernacular;
* kiĕ/ngiă - literary.
* Middle Chinese: kje
Rime :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 居宜切 |
| Baxter | kje |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠiᴇ/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚiɛ/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kiɛ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kjiə̆/ |
| Li Rong | /kje/ |
| Wang Li | /kǐe/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kie̯/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jī |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gei$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k](r)aj/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kral/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jī |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kje › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k](r)aj/ |
| English | odd (number) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 奇 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 9973 |
| Phonetic component | 奇 |
| Rime group | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 羈 |
| Old Chinese | /*kral/ |
| Notes | 說文從大可，戴侗從立可聲， 古踦字 |

#### Definitions

奇
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) unsmooth; disadvantageous
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) surplus
* (mathematics) odd
    奇數／奇数 ― jīshù ― odd number
* (Eastern Min, Southern Min) Classifier for a single object of a pair or a large collection, also used for certain objects that do not necessarily form a pair or collection.
    Alternative forms: (Hokkien) 跤, (Hokkien) 腳 / 脚, (Hokkien) 卡
    蜀奇箸 [Eastern Min] ― siŏh-kiă dê̤ṳ / [suoʔ⁵⁻⁵⁵ $^{(kʰ-)}$ia⁵⁵ tøy²⁴²] [Bàng-uâ-cê / IPA] ― a single chopstick
** 2000 October 23, 黃余秋雁, “大甲媽割香”, in 胡萬川, editor, 《桃園市閩南語故事（三）》, Taoyuan: 桃縣文化局, published 2007, →ISBN, page 86:
       Ū--lah, lâng i oân-á ū bé chi̍t ê kì-liām-phín sàng goán phŏ͘-phŏ͘--lah, chi̍t kha chhiú-chí ā--saⁿ-è hō͘ i kì-liām, kóng he tap-siā--i an-nē. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       (please add an English translation of this quotation)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 隻 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 隻 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 隻 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 隻 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 隻 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 隻 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 隻 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 隻 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 隻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 隻 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 隻 |
| Jin | Datong | 隻 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 隻 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 隻 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 隻 |
| Jin | Linhe | 隻 |
| Jin | Jining | 隻 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 隻 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 隻 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 隻 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 隻 |
| Jin | Handan | 隻 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 隻 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 奇 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 根, 支 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 根 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 根兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 根兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 根兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 根 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 根兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 根兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 根 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 根 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 根兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 根兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 根 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 根 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 根 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 根 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 根 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 根 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 支 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 根 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 根 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 根 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 隻 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 支, 隻 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 根 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 根 |
| Jin | Datong | 根 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 根 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 根 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 根 |
| Jin | Linhe | 根 |
| Jin | Jining | 根 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 根 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 根 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 根兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 根兒 |
| Jin | Handan | 根 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 根 |
| Jin | Suide | 根 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 奇 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 支 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 奇 |

#### Compounds

* 奇偶
* 奇偶性 (jī'ǒuxìng)
* 奇數 / 奇数 (jīshù)
* 奇日 (jīrì)
* 奇羨 / 奇羡
* 奇贏 / 奇赢
* 奇蹄目
* 奇零 (jīlíng)
* 奇靜脈 / 奇静脉 (jījìngmài)
* 操奇計贏 / 操奇计赢
* 數奇 / 数奇
* 數奇命蹇 / 数奇命蹇
* 有奇 (yǒujī)
* 私奇 (sai-khia) (Min Nan)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): ǎi (ai$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄞˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: ǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ǎi
*** Wade–Giles: ai$^3$
*** Yale: ǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ae
*** Palladius: ай (aj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

奇
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 矮 (ǎi, “short”)

### Pronunciation 4

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yǐ (yi$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐ
*** Wade–Giles: i$^3$
*** Yale: yǐ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii
*** Palladius: и (i)
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹⁴/

#### Definitions

奇
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 倚 (yǐ, “to lean on”)

### References

* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00859
* “奇”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* strange

#### Readings

From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC gje); compare Mandarin 奇 (qí):
* Go-on: ぎ (gi)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC kje); compare Mandarin 奇 (jī):
* Go-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: き (ki, Jōyō)
From native Japanese roots:
* Kun: くし (kushi, 奇し)、めずらしい (mezurashii, 奇しい)、あやしい (ayashii, 奇しい)

#### Compounds

* 奇(き)異(い) (kī)
* 奇(き)怪(かい) (kikai)
* 奇(き)遇(ぐう) (kigū)
* 奇(き)骨(こつ) (kikotsu)
* 奇(き)才(さい) (kisai)
* 奇(き)襲(しゅう) (kishū)
* 奇(き)術(じゅつ) (kijutsu)
* 奇(き)人(じん) (kijin)
* 奇(き)数(すう) (kisū): odd number
* 奇(き)跡(せき), 奇(き)蹟(せき) (kiseki): miracle
* 奇(き)特(とく) (kitoku)
* 奇(き)抜(ばつ) (kibatsu)
* 奇(き)癖(へき) (kiheki)
* 奇(き)妙(みょう) (kimyō)
* 奇(き)形(けい) (kikei)
* 奇(き)談(だん) (kidan)

#### See also

* 奇(くす)し (kusushi)

### Etymology

* Kanji in this term
* 奇
* き Grade: S
* kan'on
From Middle Chinese 奇 (MC gje).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) き [kíꜜ] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [kʲi]

### Adjective

奇(き) • (ki) -na (adnominal 奇(き)な (ki na), adverbial 奇(き)に (ki ni))
* strange

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 奇だろ | きだろ | ki daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 奇で | きで | ki de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 奇だ | きだ | ki da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 奇な | きな | ki na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 奇なら | きなら | ki nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 奇であれ | きであれ | ki de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 奇ではない 奇じゃない | きではない きじゃない | ki de wa nai ki ja nai |
| Informal past | 奇だった | きだった | ki datta |
| Informal negative past | 奇ではなかった 奇じゃなかった | きではなかった きじゃなかった | ki de wa nakatta ki ja nakatta |
| Formal | 奇です | きです | ki desu |
| Formal negative | 奇ではありません 奇じゃありません | きではありません きじゃありません | ki de wa arimasen ki ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 奇でした | きでした | ki deshita |
| Formal negative past | 奇ではありませんでした 奇じゃありませんでした | きではありませんでした きじゃありませんでした | ki de wa arimasen deshita ki ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 奇で | きで | ki de |
| Conditional | 奇なら（ば） | きなら（ば） | ki nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 奇だったら | きだったら | ki dattara |
| Volitional | 奇だろう | きだろう | ki darō |
| Adverbial | 奇に | きに | ki ni |
| Degree | 奇さ | きさ | kisa |
Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 奇なら | きなら | kinara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 奇に$^{[1]}$ 奇なり$^{[2]}$ | きに きなり | kini kinari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 奇なり | きなり | kinari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 奇なる | きなる | kinaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 奇なれ | きなれ | kinare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 奇なれ | きなれ | kinare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 奇ならず | きならず | kinarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 奇なれど | きなれど | kinaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 奇なれば | きなれば | kinareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 奇ならば | きならば | kinaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 奇なりき | きなりき | kinariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 奇なりけり | きなりけり | kinarikeri |
| Adverbial | 奇に | きに | kini |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

### Noun

奇(き) • (ki)
* strangeness

#### Derived terms

* 奇(き)を衒(てら)う (ki o terau)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology 1
#### Hanja

奇 (eumhun 기이할 기 (giihal gi))
* hanja form of 기 (“strange, unusual, uncanny, occult”)

### Etymology 2
#### Hanja

奇 (eumhun 의지할 의 (uijihal ui))
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

## Tày
### Adjective

奇 (cả, kỳ)
* Nôm form of cả (“large; elegant”).
    字经史共都聀奇Dử kinh sử cụng đo chức cả(please add an English translation of this usage example)
* Nôm form of kỳ (“strange”).
    𱒰帝法奇兵变化Son đảy phép kỳ binh biến hoáLearned the magical power of summoning troops

### Pronoun

奇 (cá)
* Nôm form of cá (“you, someone presumably older than me”).
    把禿圤𦙟開許奇Pjá thúc khỏi te̱ khai hẩư cáIf [paid] well, I will sell it to you

### References

* Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

## Vietnamese
### Han character

奇: Hán Nôm readings: kỳ, cả, cơ, kì
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.