Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Big (dà) Kangxi Strokes: 8 Page 250, Entry 31 Pronounced qi. Different or unusual. Book of Zhuangzi (Zhuangzi), Northern Excursion Chapter: All things are one. The foul and rotten transform into the miraculous and strange, and the miraculous and strange return to the foul and rotten. Immortal Scriptures (Xianjing): Man possesses three marvels: essence, vitality, and spirit. Also, secret. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Ping: Ping put forth six miraculous strategies, their secrets unknown to the world. Also, a surname. Also, the name of a celestial deity. Huainanzi, Treatise on Topography: Qiongqi and Guangmo are those from which the winds are born. Also, one of the four malevolent creatures. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Annals of the Five Emperors: The clan of Shaohao had an untalented son, whom the world called Qiongqi. Commentary: Qiongqi is Gonggong. Also, the name of a beast. Sima Xiangru, Rhapsody on the Shanglin Park: The Qiongqi rhinoceros. Commentary: It appears like a cow with hedgehog hair, its sound is like a barking dog, and it eats men. Also, the deity of the river is called Qixiang. River Records (Jiangji): She is the emperor's daughter, who passed away and became a river deity. Also, used interchangeably with qi (variant). Pronounced ji. One is odd. Yang is odd and Yin is even. Book of Changes (Yijing), Appended Remarks: The Yang trigram is odd, also referring to a remainder. Also: Return the odd numbers to the gap to account for the intercalary month. Also, single. Book of Rites (Liji), Pitching Pots: One counting stick is odd. Also, surplus men. Han Feizi, Ten Faults Chapter: If there are surplus men, set them to manage the city walls. Also, number is odd, meaning not matching or ill-fated. Records of the Grand Historian (Shiji), Biography of Li Guang: The Great General secretly received the Emperor's command, thinking that Li Guang was aged and ill-fated, and should not be allowed to face the Xiongnu chief alone. Also, qi, a single prostration. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Spring Officials: The Grand Invoker distinguishes the nine rituals, the seventh is called qi. Also, an irregular carriage, a crooked or improper carriage. Book of Rites (Liji), Qu Li: The lord of a state does not ride in an irregular carriage. Also, crooked and deviant, strange and unusual. Rites of Zhou (Zhouli), Earth Officials: If the village heads have crimes, or are crooked and deviant, they shall be held accountable. Pronounced yi. Used interchangeably with yi (to lean). To rely or lean upon. History of the Former Han (Qianhan Shu), Biography of Zou Yang: Lunkun and liqi. Pronounced ai. Same as ai, a short person. History of the Later Han (Houhan Shu), Treatise on the Five Elements: A children's song said: Saw a short person, who said he wished to ascend to heaven. Also rhymes with ge. Song Yu, Summoning the Soul: Eyes glancing with radiant light, eyelids flashing like waves; adorned in fine patterns, beautiful yet not strange. According to the Shuo Wen dictionary, the character is formed by the elements big and ke. A variant is written as the character provided. The popular form written as the character provided is incorrect. The character is formed by the elements big and si.