monstrous; strange; strange phenomenon
怪 · 8 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 圣 represents the sound.
异 · 6 strokes
Phonosemantic compound. 廾 represents the meaning and 已 represents the sound. Simplified form of 異. Based on the original meaning "carry on the head", now written as 戴. The current meaning is a phonet…