孽

niè

n+iè·4th tone

son born of a concubine · disaster

Radical: 子 Strokes: 19

Structure: Top-middle-bottomFrequency: Less common

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙存孝季孟孩孕

Same radical

子学字孤孔孙存孝季孟孩孕孜孰孱

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Character Decomposition

孽=薛+子

Etymology

child

Meanings

son born of a concubine

disaster

sin

evil

niè

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Words with 孽 115 total

bad karma孽报niè bào

Idioms with 孽 12 total Chain

evil elements who have escaped eradication残渣余孽cán zhā yú niè sinful罪孽深重zuì niè shēn zhòng