guài

strange, unusual, peculiar

HSK 3 #775

DEFINITIONS

  • strange, unusual, peculiar
  • bewildering
  • odd
  • strange
  • uncanny
  • devil
  • monster
  • to wonder at
  • to blame
  • quite
  • rather
  • variant of 怪[guai4]

STROKES

怪 stroke order diagram
怪 stroke order animation

WORDS

mó guài demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
奇形状 qí xíng guài zhuàng fantastic oddities of every description (idiom); grotesquely shaped
妖魔鬼 yāo mó guǐ guài demons and ghosts; ghouls and bogies
气 guài lǐ guài qì eccentric; odd-looking; peculiar
jīng guài supernatural being (such as a demon, monster, ghost, spirit, gremlin etc)
千奇百 qiān qí bǎi guài fantastic oddities of every description (idiom)
杰 guài jié monstre sacré (i.e. artist famous for being deliberately preposterous)
陆离 guāng guài lù lí monstrous and multicolored; grotesque and variegated
阴阳气 yīn yáng guài qì eccentric; peculiar; mystifying
僻 guài pì eccentric; peculiar
相 guài xiàng grotesque visage; grimace
不足为 bù zú wéi guài not at all surprising (idiom)
古里古 gǔ lǐ gǔ guài quaint; odd and picturesque; weird and wonderful
话 guài huà ridiculous talk; preposterous remark
shén guài spirits and devils (usually harmful); demon
奇谈论 qí tán guài lùn strange tales and absurd arguments (idiom); unreasonable remarks
不足為 bù zú wéi guài not at all surprising (idiom)
二十年目睹之现状 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
二十年目睹之現狀 èr shí nián mù dǔ zhī guài xiàn zhuàng The Strange State of the World Witnessed Over 20 Years, novel by late Qing novelist Wu Jianren 吳趼人|吴趼人[Wu2 Jian3 ren2]
xiū guài don't blame (sb)
陸離 guāng guài lù lí monstrous and multicolored; grotesque and variegated
口袋妖 kǒu dài yāo guài Pokémon (Japanese media franchise)
古灵精 gǔ líng jīng guài weird; bizarre
古靈精 gǔ líng jīng guài weird; bizarre
kě guài strange; curious; surprising