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Chinese symbol for “prodigy”

奇葩
qí pā
exotic flower; (fig.) marvel; prodigy; (slang) weirdo

The closest CC-CEDICT match for prodigy is 奇葩 (qí pā), defined as: exotic flower; (fig.) marvel; prodigy; (slang) weirdo; outlandish.

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
葩 pā
petal, corolla; flower
radical 140 ⾋ · 12 strokes

Related words

Other words that share a character with 奇葩.

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
奇葩异卉 (奇葩異卉)qí pā yì huìsee 奇花异草 (qí huā yì cǎo)
百卉千葩bǎi huì qiān pāmyriad plants and flowers (idiom); rich and colorful
雪葩xuě pā(loanword) sorbet

See also: Japanese symbol for “prodigy”.

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.

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