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蹊

qī / xī
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 odd; fishy; suspicious

Examples

这件事有点蹊跷。
Zhè jiàn shì yǒudiǎn qīqiāo.
There's something fishy about this whole thing.
他走得那么急，显得很蹊跷。
Tā zǒu de nàme jí, xiǎnde hěn qīqiāo.
He left in such a hurry, it seemed strange.

Tips

mistakes
Two readings. The everyday one is qī, found only in 蹊跷 (qīqiāo, odd, fishy). The other reading xī means a footpath, as in 蹊径 (xījìng) and 独辟蹊径 (dúpìxījìng, to blaze one's own trail).

Components

radical
足 zú
foot
The foot radical 足 on the left ties this character to walking and paths, which is clearest in its xī reading meaning footpath.
phonetic
奚 xī
phonetic element
The right side is read xī and supplies the sound; it also appears in 溪 (stream). The qī reading in 蹊跷 is a separate sound development.

Stroke Order

蹊 qī