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琦
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precious

HSK 10
Nature →Elements →Minerals
qí
キ
たま
Phonosemantic compound. 王 represents the meaning and 奇 represents the sound.
Components
王 king+ 奇 strange =
琦 precious
王 Meaning component
wáng king
king, ruler
奇 Phonetic component
qí strange
strange, unusual, uncanny, occult
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Notes
Similar Characters
匡 restore往 toward旺 thriving枉 crooked汪 tearful皇 emperor噩 shocking徴 levy (trad/jp)斑 speck玎 jingling玑 round (simp)玓 pearly玖 black-colored jade玗 Jade-Like 1玟 streaks in jade玡 used in place names (iii)玢 a kind of jade (73a2)玮 type of jade (simp)玲 exquisite玳 tortoise shell
Historical Evolution
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
琦
Regular
Modern
Chinese
琦 [qí]
curio; valuable stone
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (1)
崔琦 [Cuī​Qí] #59,098
Daniel C. Tsui (1939-), Chinese-born American physicist, winner of 1998 Nobel Prize in Physics