Chinese symbol for “genius”
奇才
qí cái
genius
The closest CC-CEDICT match for genius is 奇才 (qí cái), defined as: genius.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “genius”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贤才 (賢才) | xián cái | a genius; a talented person |
| 天才 | tiān cái | talent; gift |
| 俊杰 (俊傑) | jùn jié | elite; outstanding talent |
| 珠玉 | zhū yù | pearls and jades; jewels |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奇才.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd |
| 传奇 (傳奇) | chuán qí | legendary; fantasy saga |
| 奇迹 (奇跡) | qí jì | variant of 奇迹 (qí jì) |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive; curious |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical; mystical |
| 才能 | cái néng | talent; ability |
| 人才 | rén cái | talent; talented person |
| 刚才 (剛才) | gāng cái | just now; a moment ago |
See also: Japanese symbol for “genius”.
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.