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怪
guài
1. bewildering
2. odd
3. strange
4. uncanny
5. devil
6. monster
7. to wonder at
8. to blame
9. quite
10. rather
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

怪
guài
unusual, strange, peculiar
HSK 3 8 丶

Compound Words (20)

作怪
zuòguài
(of a ghost) to make strange things happen
古怪
gǔguài
eccentric
HSK 6
可怪
kěguài
strange
嗔怪
chēnguài
to blame
奇怪
qíguài
strange
HSK 3
妖怪
yāoguài
monster
怪事
guàishì
strange occurrences
怪人
guàirén
strange person
怪杰
guàijié
monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)
怪僻
guàipì
eccentric
怪味
guàiwèi
strange odor
怪咖
guàikā
(Taiwan slang) loony
怪圈
guàiquān
vicious circle
怪手
guàishǒu
excavator
怪样
guàiyàng
odd expression
怪气
guàiqì
weird (temperament)
怪物
guàiwu
monster
怪兽
guàishòu
rare animal
怪异
guàiyì
monstrous
怪癖
guàipǐ
eccentricity

Alternate Entries

怪
guài
variant of [[怪<guài>]]

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
774
Word Frequency Rank
780 of 84,292

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