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Chinese symbol for “fantastic”

奇异
qí yì
Traditional: 奇異
fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic

The closest CC-CEDICT match for fantastic is 奇异 (qí yì), defined as: fantastic; bizarre; odd; exotic; astonished.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

奇 qí
strange, unusual, odd; uncanny, occult
radical 37 ⼤ · 8 strokes
异 yì
different, strange, unusual; foreign; surprising
radical 55 ⼶ · 6 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “fantastic”

WordPinyinMeaning
稀奇古怪xī qí gǔ guài(idiom) crazy; bizarre; weird; fantastic; strange
荒诞 (荒誕)huāng dànbeyond belief; incredible
妄wàngabsurd; fantastic
没治 (沒治)méi zhìhopeless; helpless
邪乎xié huextraordinary; severe

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奇异.

WordPinyinMeaning
奇怪qí guàistrange; odd
传奇 (傳奇)chuán qílegendary; fantasy saga
奇迹 (奇跡)qí jìvariant of 奇迹 (qí jì)
好奇hào qíinquisitive; curious
神奇shén qímagical; mystical
差异 (差異)chā yìdifference; discrepancy
异常 (異常)yì chángunusual; abnormal; extremely; exceptionally
异议 (異議)yì yìobjection; dissent

See also: Japanese symbol for “fantastic”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.