古怪
Old HSK 6
古怪 (gǔguài) · strange
古怪 (gǔguài) means “strange; odd; eccentric”. It is written with 2 characters: 古 (ancient) + 怪 (strange). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 古怪 is built
The characters
古 gǔ · ancient
What 古 is made of
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Origin hint: Words passing through ten 十 mouths 口 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
怪 guài · strange
What 怪 is made of
- 忄xīn — heart
- 八bā — eight
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 圣shèng — holy
- 又yòu — and
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
他的脾气有点儿古怪。Tā de píqì yǒudiǎnr gǔguài.His temper is a little odd.
房间里有一种古怪的声音。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu yì zhǒng gǔguài de shēngyīn.There's a strange sound in the room.
Questions about 古怪
What does 古怪 mean?
古怪 (gǔguài) means “strange; odd; eccentric”.
How do you pronounce 古怪?
古怪 is pronounced gǔguài.
Which HSK level is 古怪?
古怪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 古代gǔdàiancient times
- 古典gǔdiǎnclassical
- 名胜古迹míngshènggǔjìplaces of interest
- 古董gǔdǒngantique
- 考古kǎogǔarchaeology
- 古gǔancient
- 奇怪qíguàistrange
- 怪不得guàibudeno wonder
- 难怪nánguàino wonder
- 责怪zéguàito blame
Learn 古怪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 69: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.