How is 怪 pronounced?

怪 is pronounced “guài” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 怪?

怪 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 怪?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 怪 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verbadjective

怪

guài

怪 (guài) means “bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这件事很奇怪。

Zhè jiàn shì hěn qíguài.

This matter is very strange.

Words containing 怪

奇怪qí guàistrange; odd; to marvel; to be baffled 怪不得guài bu deno wonder!; so that's why!难怪nán guài(it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that)古怪gǔ guàistrange; weird; eccentric 责怪zé guàito blame; to rebuke

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Frequently asked questions

What does 怪 mean?: 怪 (guài) means “bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 怪 pronounced?: 怪 is pronounced “guài” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 怪?: 怪 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 怪?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 怪 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-07-18