Meaning of 妖怪
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
yāoguài
- monster
- devil
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妖 yāo · strange · 7 strokes
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怪 guài · odd · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 妖怪.
| 奇怪 | qíguài | strange; odd |
| 怪物 | guàiwu | monster; freak |
| 古怪 | gǔguài | strange; weird |
| 难怪 | nánguài | (it's) no wonder (that...); (it's) not surprising (that) |
| 怪异 | guàiyì | monstrous; strange |
| 责怪 | zéguài | to blame; to rebuke |
| 怪不得 | guàibude | no wonder!; so that's why! |
| 大惊小怪 | dàjīng-xiǎoguài | to make a fuss about nothing (idiom) |
| 怪兽 | guàishòu | rare animal; mythical animal |
| 怪胎 | guàitāi | freak; abnormal embryo |
| 怪人 | guàirén | strange person; eccentric |
| 怪事 | guàishì | strange thing; curious occurrence |
Questions about 妖怪
What does 妖怪 mean?
妖怪 (yāoguài) means "monster; devil" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 妖怪?
妖怪 is made of 2 characters: 妖 (7 strokes), 怪 (8 strokes). That is 15 strokes in total.
Is 妖怪 an HSK word?
Yes. 妖怪 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.