怪 — Chinese character
怪
guài
unusual, strange, peculiar
- Pinyin
- guài
- Radical
- 61 ⼼ (Heart)
- Strokes
- 8
- Components
- 忄 圣
- Japanese
- 怪 as a kanji
Common words with 怪
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇怪 | qí guài | strange; odd |
| 怪物 | guài wu | monster; freak |
| 难怪 (難怪) | nán guài | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) |
| 怪异 (怪異) | guài yì | monstrous; strange |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange; weird |
| 怪兽 (怪獸) | guài shòu | rare animal; mythical animal |
| 责怪 (責怪) | zé guài | to blame; to rebuke |
| 妖怪 | yāo guài | monster; devil |
| 怪人 | guài rén | strange person; eccentric |
| 怪不得 | guài bu de | no wonder!; so that's why! |
| 大惊小怪 (大驚小怪) | dà jīng xiǎo guài | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
| 怪罪 | guài zuì | to blame |
English words written with 怪
怪 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Analects 1 · Zhuangzi 14 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Analects 7.20
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi The Great Supreme
- Zhuangzi How to Govern
- Zhuangzi Kêng Sang Ch’u
- Zhuangzi Hsü Wu Kuei
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