懂中文 Dong Chinese

怪

guài

strange

Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 圣 represents the sound.

Components
忄 meaning component

忄  Meaning component

xin, xīn

  

heart

忄 is a component form of 心.

圣 sound component

圣  Sound component

shèng

  

sage, holy

Evolution

怪 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
怪 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
怪 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

怪  

guài

strange, unusual, peculiar; bewildering; odd; strange; uncanny; devil; monster; to wonder at; to blame; quite; rather

怪 (恠) 

guài

variant of 怪[guài]

Most common words with 怪
Freq.
Word
Meaning

怪

odd

奇怪

strange

怪物

monster

难怪

(it's) no wonder (that...)

古怪

eccentric