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Meaning of

奇 means odd; single (opposite of even); fractional remainder; odd amount. Pronounced jī.

  • odd; single (opposite of even)
  • fractional remainder; odd amount

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

11
 
33
 
55
dōu
shì
shù
 

1, 3, and 5 are all odd numbers.

Zhè
zhī
zi
shì
dān
zhī
de
 
yīn
wèi
lìng
zhī
diū
le
 
chéng
le
xíng
 

This sock is a single one because the other one was lost, making an unmatched pair.

men
bān
de
xué
shēng
rén
shù
shì
ǒu
shù
 
shì
shù
 

The number of students in our class is not even, it's odd.

zhǎo
dào
le
zhī
xié
 
pèi
shàng
de
jiǎo
 

He found a single sock that doesn't match his other one.

Zài
shù
xué
 
ǒu
shù
shì
zuì
chǔ
de
fēn
lèi
zhī
 

In mathematics, odd and even numbers are one of the most basic classifications.