奇

Formed as a phono-semantic compound:

大 (“big, great”) provides the semantic component, suggesting something extraordinary or unusual.

可 (“permissible, fitting”) provides the phonetic element.

Together, the character conveys the idea of something remarkable, out of the ordinary.

Semantic range:

- unusual, extraordinary, remarkable (기특하다, 기이하다, 대단하다);

- rare, strange, marvelous (희귀하다, 묘하다);

- numerically, odd numbers (홀수).

기특하다 (奇特) — to be admirable, commendable

기이하다 (奇異) — to be strange, bizarre

기적 (奇蹟) — miracle

기수 (奇數) — odd number

An alternate form 竒 (with 立 instead of 大) also exists.