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奇怪

qíguài

strange

A cat with a teapot
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Characters in this word

奇 qí

Strokes
8
Radical
大 — big, great, vast, high, deep
Made of
大 big, great, vast, high, deep 可 may, can, -able
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 奇

怪 guài

Strokes
8
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 圣 holy, sacred

Example phrases

  • 这人很奇怪。 Zhè rén hěn qíguài. This person is very strange.
  • 声音很奇怪。 Shēngyīn hěn qíguài. The sound is very strange.
  • 今天真奇怪。 Jīntiān zhēn qíguài. Today is really strange.

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