崎 (qí) is a Chinese character meaning “rugged”. It is written from 山 (mountain) and 奇 (strange; odd), side by side, and takes 11 strokes.
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Structure
山 + 奇
Left–right structure
Structure from: Unicode U+5D0E 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（⿰山奇，3+8=11 笔）；声符判定依据 崎 qí 与 奇 qí 读音完全一致
Memory aid
A mountain (山) with a strange (奇) shape — sharp drops and odd bends everywhere. 崎 is ground too uneven to walk easily.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
11 strokes
In real words
- 崎岖qí qūrugged; rough and uneven (of a road or terrain)崎 = qí
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All readings
rugged
rugged; steep and uneven — used of mountain paths and terrain, almost always in 崎岖
（山路）高低不平、不好走。几乎只用在「崎岖」里。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 崎岖qí qūrugged; rough and uneven (of a road or terrain)崎 = qí
Sound component
奇 family exact
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 崎 mean?
崎 (qí) means rugged; steep and uneven — used of mountain paths and terrain, almost always in 崎岖.
How do you pronounce 崎?
It is pronounced qí.
What parts is 崎 made of?
山 (mountain) and 奇 (strange; odd), side by side. The recorded source is: Unicode U+5D0E 与 hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 现代字形核验（⿰山奇，3+8=11 笔）；声符判定依据 崎 qí 与 奇 qí 读音完全一致. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 崎 have?
11. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 崎?
山. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 崎?
Common ones are 崎岖. The reading of 崎 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.