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怪 guài unusual

unusual; strange; to blame; quite

How to remember 怪: 忄 heart + 圣 holy = unusual. Grandma's heart skips a beat when she sees a holy face in her morning toast, something truly unusual.

  • 775. most frequent character
  • HSK 3
  • 8 strokes
  • Radical 心

Component breakdown

怪 = 忄 heart + 圣 holy

  • 忄 heart
  • 圣 holy
The Gushi story

Grandma's heart skips a beat when she sees a holy face in her morning toast, something truly unusual.

How it is used

  • Means strange/odd - 奇怪 (qíguài) strange, 古怪 (gǔguài) eccentric, 怪物 (guàiwu) a monster.
  • Second job: to blame - 别怪我 (bié guài wǒ) don't blame me, 责怪 (zéguài) to reproach.
  • 难怪 (nánguài) and 怪不得 (guàibude) both mean 'no wonder': 难怪他不来 (nánguài tā bù lái) no wonder he isn't coming.
  • As an intensifier in speech, 怪 = 'quite/awfully': 怪可惜的 (guài kěxī de) what a pity.

Words with 怪

Example sentences

  • 这件事情很奇怪。 Zhè jiàn shìqing hěn qíguài.This is very weird.
  • 我突然有种奇怪的感觉。 Wǒ tūrán yǒu zhǒng qíguài de gǎnjué.I suddenly had a strange feeling.