畸 (jī): deform

畸 (jī) is a Chinese character meaning “deform.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 田 (structural) and 奇 (structural). It ranks #2827 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 畸 leftover 奇 farmland 田; 奇 also provides the pronunciation. Its radical form 田 (field) appears in many related characters such as 电 (diàn, lightning), 男 (nán, male), 由 (yóu, to follow).

Spoken pronunciation

Definitions

  1. deform

Etymology & Origin

畸

ideographicLeftover 奇 farmland 田; 奇 also provides the pronunciation

Decomposition: ⿰田奇 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
畸形adjectivejī xíngdeformed
畸形儿jī xíng érdeformed child
畸变verbjī biàndistortion
畸胎nounjī tāia teratism
畸形秀nounjī xíng xiùfreak show
正畸nounzhèng jīorthodontics
致畸verbzhì jīproducing abnormality
畸态jī tàideformity
畸型jī xíngmalformation
畸恋nounjī liànimproper love affair
畸零jī língfractional part of a real number
畸胎瘤nounjī tāi liúteratoma (medicine)
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Total compounds
83
As first character
17
As last character
0
As middle character

畸 appears in 12 compound words: 83 as the first character, 17 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Strongest Collocations

Characters that most frequently co-occur with 畸 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

形xíng
0.5283,773 co-occurrences
胎tāi
0.521468 co-occurrences
瘤liú
0.507260 co-occurrences
胚pēi
0.45613 co-occurrences
变biàn
0.405444 co-occurrences
骼gé
0.40244 co-occurrences
肢zhī
0.40280 co-occurrences
零líng
0.386170 co-occurrences
致zhì
0.372385 co-occurrences
脊jǐ
0.34840 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

这种畸形的竞争不利于行业的健康发展。

Zhè zhǒng jīxíng de jìngzhēng bù lìyú hángyè de jiànkāng fāzhǎn.

This kind of distorted competition is not conducive to the healthy development of the industry.

少数派Aug 2026

同时,这颗镜头在光圈较大时也容易出现暗角和畸变。

tóng shí , zhè kē jìng tóu zài guāng juān jiào dà shí yě róng yì chū xiàn àn jiǎo hé jī biàn .

At the same time, this lens is prone to vignetting and distortion when shot at wider apertures.

中国新闻网·文化Aug 2026

电商页面肢体畸形、错位的AI女装模特。

diàn shāng xié miàn zhī tǐ jī xíng , cuò wèi de A I nǚ zhuāng mó tè .

AI female fashion models with physical deformities and misaligned features on e-commerce pages.

99 健康网Feb 2026

...孕药意外怀孕了孩子能要吗?药物对胚胎有致畸风险吗

. . . yùn yào yì wài huái yùn le hái zǐ néng yāo ma ? yào wù duì pēi tāi yǒu zhì jī fēng xiǎn ma

... Can pregnancy pills have a child if you are pregnant unexpectedly? Does the drug pose a teratogenic risk to the embryo?

NewsFeb 2026

孕期喝了酒对宝宝有没有影响?胎儿面部畸形和饮酒有关吗

yùn qī hē le jiǔ duì bǎo bǎo yǒu méi yǒu yǐng xiǎng ? tāi ér miàn bù jī xíng hé yǐn jiǔ yǒu guān ma

Does drinking alcohol during pregnancy affect the baby? Is fetal facial deformity related to alcohol consumption?

Investing 香港Feb 2026

Palvella報告淋巴管畸形凝膠第三期試驗結果呈陽性

報 gào lín bā guǎn jī xíng níng 膠 dì sān qī 試 驗 結 guǒ chéng 陽 xìng

Palvela reported positive results from the Phase 3 trial of lymphangiomality gel

Tatoeba

他的婚姻观很畸形。

Tā de hūnyīn guān hěn jīxíng.

His view on marriage is abnormal.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jī

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 畸 (jī) mean in Chinese?
畸 (jī) primarily means "deform." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2827 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 畸 have?
畸 is written with 13 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 畸?
The radical associated with 畸 is 田 (field). This radical appears in many characters related to field.
What are the components of 畸?
畸 is composed of: 田 (structural), 奇 (structural). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰田奇 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 畸?
Common words with 畸 include: 畸形 (jī xíng, "deformed"); 畸形儿 (jī xíng ér, "deformed child"); 畸变 (jī biàn, "distortion"); 畸胎 (jī tāi, "a teratism"); 畸形秀 (jī xíng xiù, "freak show"). There are over 12 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 畸 (jī)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jī: 机 (machine, opportunity), 己 (self), 几 (how many), 计 (to calculate), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 畸 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 畸 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.