How to Write 畸 (jī) — Meaning “Abnormal / Lopsided / Irregular”

Imagine a field (田) that looks strange and uneven because it has a weird shape (奇). Picture a lopsided rectangle with one corner sticking out—this visual of an odd field helps recall the meaning of abnormal.

Write the left part 田 first with balanced proportions, then the right part 奇 (top: 大, bottom: 可). The 田 should be narrower than the 奇, and the bottom of 奇 (可) must align with the 田's lower edge to avoid looking tilted.

畸 (abnormal) has 奇 on the right, while 略 (brief, outline) has 各 on the right, and 畦 (a small field ridge) has 圭. Visually, 畸 looks more unbalanced due to 奇's large upper part, unlike the symmetrical 略 and 畦.

畸 often appears in medical terms like 畸形 (deformity) and in abstract phrases such as 畸形发展 (unbalanced development). It is also used in literary or formal writing to describe something irregular or odd, but it is not common in everyday conversation.

Common words containing 畸 include: 畸形 (jī xíng) — Deformity / Malformation; 畸零 (jī líng) — Odd / Remainder / Fractional; 畸重 (jī zhòng) — Disproportionately heavy.