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怪异

guàiyì

strange; bizarre; oddity

A tree twisted into a spiral under a crescent moon.
Memory picture

Characters in this word

怪 guài

Strokes
8
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 圣 holy, sacred

异 yì

Strokes
6
Radical
廾 — two hands
Made of
巳 snake 廾 two hands
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 异

Example phrases

  • 他的表情过于怪异,反而让本来严肃的会议气氛松动了。 Tā de biǎoqíng guòyú guàiyì, fǎn'ér ràng běnlái yánsù de huìyì qìfēn sōngdòng le. His expression was so strange that it unexpectedly loosened the originally serious atmosphere of the meeting.
  • 夜里山洞里传出怪异的声音,吓得大家不敢靠近。 Yèlǐ shāndòng lǐ chuánchū guàiyì de shēngyīn, xià de dàjiā bù gǎn kàojìn. Strange sounds came from the cave at night, scaring everyone away.
  • 这棵树长得很怪异,像一个弯腰的老人。 Zhè kē shù zhǎng de hěn guàiyì, xiàng yí ge wān yāo de lǎorén. This tree has grown into a bizarre shape, like a stooped old man.

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