Chinese

奇怪

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
odd; strange; surprising; unexpected
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 3

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  • characterChinese奇 “strange; odd; weird; unusual”
    • meaningChinese大 “of great size; big; large; huge”
    • soundChinese可 “can; may; be able to”
      • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”
      • soundChinese丂 “the appearance of air which is to be released”
        • componentChinese𠃑
        • componentChinese一 “one”
  • characterChinese怪 “strange; odd; unusual; peculiar; out of the ordinary; weird; queer”
    • meaningChinese心 “heart (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 個／个 c; 粒 mn)”
    • soundChinese圣 “to dig”

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