TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
怪
怪 ＝ 心 ＋ 圣
ㄍㄨㄞˋ · guài
adj/verb — strange, odd; to blame
字源 FORM — what the parts do
圣聲gives the sounda hand (又) working the earth (土) — not the 圣 of 聖; here it is only the sound-piece
{k,kh}IFthe donor reads kū/shèng — initial and final both shift onto guài
The heart (心) on the left marks this as a feeling. On the right sits 圣 — a hand digging at earth, here doing nothing but carrying the sound, which drifted onto guài. A feeling that something is off: that is strange (奇怪), and from strangeness, to find fault and blame: 責怪.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
心（心）裡一動——這東西不對勁，怪。
The heart (心) gives a jolt — something here is off. Strange.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)奇怪、怪異— strange, odd常用
→怪人、妖怪— an oddity; a monster
⇒責怪、怪罪— to blame, to find fault常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension