奇妙 (qímiào) · wonderful

奇妙 (qímiào) means “wonderful; marvelous; intriguing”. It is written with 2 characters: 奇 (strange) + 妙 (mysterious). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).

How 奇妙 is built

The characters

奇 qí · strange

What 奇 is made of

大dà — big
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 人rén — person
可kě — may
- 丁dīng — male adult
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke

Origin hint: A person 大 riding a horse 可 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

妙 miào · mysterious

What 妙 is made of

女nǚ — woman
少shǎo — few
- 小xiǎo — small
  - 亅 — hook
  - 八bā — eight
- 丿 — falling stroke

Example sentences

大自然真是奇妙。Dàzìrán zhēnshì qímiào.Nature is truly marvelous.

这是一次奇妙的旅行。Zhè shì yí cì qímiào de lǚxíng.This was a wonderful trip.

Questions about 奇妙

What does 奇妙 mean?

奇妙 (qímiào) means “wonderful; marvelous; intriguing”.

How do you pronounce 奇妙?

奇妙 is pronounced qímiào.

Which HSK level is 奇妙?

奇妙 is in Old HSK 6.

Related words

Learn 奇妙 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 141: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.

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