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奇特

qítè

peculiar; unusual; distinctive

HSK 8 · Topic “Perspectives and bias”
A person in a curly oddly shaped hat as passers-by turn to look
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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
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特 tè

Strokes
10
Radical
牛 — ox, cow, bull
Made of
牛 ox, cow, bull 寺 court, office
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 特

Example phrases

  • 这种昆虫的翅膀结构十分奇特，连专家都难以立即归类。 Zhè zhǒng kūnchóng de chìbǎng jiégòu shífēn qítè, lián zhuānjiā dōu nányǐ lìjí guīlèi. The wing structure of this insect is so unusual that even experts find it hard to classify immediately.
  • 她戴着一顶造型奇特的帽子，引来很多人回头看。 Tā dàizhe yì dǐng zàoxíng qítè de màozi, yǐnlái hěn duō rén huítóu kàn. She wore a hat of peculiar shape that made many people turn to look.
  • 这座塔的样子很奇特，像一只倒扣的碗。 Zhè zuò tǎ de yàngzi hěn qítè, xiàng yì zhī dào kòu de wǎn. This tower looks very odd, like an upside-down bowl.

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