觭 (jī) - uneven, odd-numbered, one horn up & to tilt, to lean to one side

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jī ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

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觭 · jī

uneven, odd-numbered, one horn up;

to tilt, to lean to one side;

strange, unusual

uneven, odd-numbered, one horn upto tilt, to lean to one sidestrange, unusual

Usage highlights

odd numbertilted hornstrange dreamuneven resultssingle hornodd and even

Synonyms

  • 奇— odd, strange
  • 偏— biased, inclined
  • 斜— slanting, tilted

Antonyms

  • 偶— even, balanced
  • 正— upright, straight
  • 匀— even, uniform

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The number is odd (觭数).
  • The horn was tilted (觭角).
  • He encountered a strange dream (觭梦).
  • The results were uneven (觭偶不偶).

Collocations

  • odd number(觭数)
  • tilted horn(觭角)
  • strange dream(觭梦)
  • uneven results(觭偶)
  • single horn(觭独角)
  • odd and even(觭偶)

Idioms

  • Odd and even do not match(觭偶不偶)
  • A single horn stands out(觭角独秀)
  • Strange and unusual phenomena(觭形怪状)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted an animal with one horn raised higher than the other, conveying imbalance.
  • In classical Chinese philosophy, '觭偶' represented the fundamental duality of odd and even numbers.
  • Used in ancient divination and numerology to denote irregular or inauspicious patterns.

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