Chinese symbol for “strange”
奇怪
qí guài
strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled
The closest CC-CEDICT match for strange is 奇怪 (qí guài), defined as: strange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “strange”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 奇 | qí | strange; odd |
| 陌生 | mò shēng | strange; unfamiliar |
| 诡异 (詭異) | guǐ yì | strange; weird |
| 古怪 | gǔ guài | strange; weird |
| 怪 | guài | odd; strange; uncanny; (bound form) monster; supernatural being |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 奇怪.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 传奇 (傳奇) | chuán qí | legendary; fantasy saga |
| 奇迹 (奇跡) | qí jì | variant of 奇迹 (qí jì) |
| 好奇 | hào qí | inquisitive; curious |
| 神奇 | shén qí | magical; mystical |
| 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 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “strange”.
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.