畸 (jī) — abnormal, irregular, deformed (bound form, used in compounds)
Definition
A bound morpheme meaning 'abnormal / lopsided,' used only in compounds such as 畸形 (deformity), 畸变 (mutation), and 畸零 (odd, leftover). Never stands alone — always pairs with another character to form a technical or literary term.
bound form
abnormalirregulardeformed (bound form, used in compounds)
Examples
- 。Zhè zhǒng jī xíng zài xīn shēng ér zhōng hěn cháng jiàn.This kind of deformity is very common among newborns.
- 畸。Cháng qī fú shè kě néng dǎo zhì jī yīn jī biàn.Long-term radiation may cause gene mutation.
- 畸。Tā de yì shēng chōng mǎn le jī líng kǎn kě.His life was filled with loneliness and hardship.
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