琦 (qí) · Qi (Chinese personal name)

Meanings

1 Qi (Chinese personal name)
2 fine jade; precious gem

Characters

琦

qí

fine jade; rare; precious (used in names)

Examples

HSK 7-9

琦是她的名字，寓意美好如玉。

Qí shì tā de míngzi, yùyì měihǎo rúyù.

Qi is her name, symbolizing something as beautiful as jade.

Tips

culture

琦 is a rare, elegant character often used in names. The jade radical (王) on the left indicates a relation to precious stones. It conveys rarity and exceptional quality.

Components

radical

王 yù

jade (radical form of 玉)

Left 王-shape is the jade radical - the side form of 玉, with the distinguishing dot dropped when it sits on the left. Indexes 琦 in the jewel family alongside 玛, 珍, 琪, 瑶, all names of fine jades. 琦 specifically denotes a rare, irregularly beautiful gem.

phonetic

奇 qí

strange; unusual

Right 奇 supplies the sound qí exactly. It also doubles as semantic: 奇 means "unusual, extraordinary," which is the defining quality of the gem 琦 - a piece of jade prized precisely for being odd, asymmetric, or one of a kind.