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Chinese symbol for “outlandish”

怪模怪样
guài mú guài yàng
Traditional: 怪模怪樣
outlandish; strange-looking; grotesque

The closest CC-CEDICT match for outlandish is 怪模怪样 (guài mú guài yàng), defined as: outlandish; strange-looking; grotesque.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

怪 guài
unusual, strange, peculiar
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
模 mú
model, pattern, standard; to copy, to imitate
radical 75 ⽊ · 15 strokes
怪
怪 guài
unusual, strange, peculiar
radical 61 ⼼ · 8 strokes
样 yàng
form, pattern, shape, style
radical 75 ⽊ · 10 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “outlandish”

WordPinyinMeaning
奇葩qí pāexotic flower; (fig.) marvel

Related words

Other words that share a character with 怪模怪样.

WordPinyinMeaning
奇怪qí guàistrange; odd
怪物guài wumonster; freak
难怪 (難怪)nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)
怪异 (怪異)guài yìmonstrous; strange
古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird
怪兽 (怪獸)guài shòurare animal; mythical animal
模式mó shìmode; pattern; model
规模 (規模)guī móscale; scope; extent
这样 (這樣)zhè yàngthis way; like this; so; (before a noun) this kind of; such

See also: Japanese symbol for “outlandish”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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