孽 — Chinese character
孽
niè
bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil
- Pinyin
- niè
- Radical
- 39 ⼦ (Child)
- Strokes
- 20
- Components
- 薛 子
- Formation
- pictophonetic — child; meaning component 子; sound component 薛
Common words with 孽
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 罪孽 | zuì niè | sin; crime |
| 妖孽 | yāo niè | evildoer |
| 余孽 (餘孽) | yú niè | remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration) |
| 作孽 | zuò niè | to sin |
| 造孽 | zào niè | to do evil; to commit sins |
| 孽障 | niè zhàng | evil creature |
| 孽种 (孽種) | niè zhǒng | bane of one's existence; vile spawn |
| 孽缘 (孽緣) | niè yuán | ill-fated relationship |
| 冤孽 | yuān niè | sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin |
| 自作孽 | zì zuò niè | to bring disaster on oneself |
| 孽子 | niè zǐ | unfilial son; unworthy son |
| 孽畜 | niè chù | evil creature (multipurpose curse); evil domestic animal |
English words written with 孽
孽 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Mencius 5 · Zhuangzi 3 · Doctrine of the Mean 1
- Mencius 2A.4
- Mencius 4A.8
- Mencius 7A.18
- Zhuangzi Man Among Men
- Zhuangzi The Evidence of Virtue Complete
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
- The Doctrine of the Mean Passage 25
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