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孽
孼
niè
1. variant of [[孽<niè>]]
Common • Top 16% ✏️ 20 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

孽
niè
bastard child; the consequence of a sin; evil
19 丶

Compound Words (16)

余孽
yúniè
remaining evil element
冤孽
yuānniè
sin (in Buddhism)
孽障
nièzhàng
evil creature
罪孽
zuìniè
sin
造孽
zàoniè
to do evil
作孽
zuòniè
to sin
妖孽
yāoniè
evildoer
孽报
nièbào
bad karma
孽子
nièzǐ
unfilial son
孽畜
nièchù
evil creature (multipurpose curse)
孽种
nièzhǒng
bane of one's existence
孽缘
nièyuán
ill-fated relationship
孽海花
Nièhǎihuā
Flower in the sea of evil, late Qing novel of denunciation by Jin Tianhe [[金天翮]]
前生冤孽
qiánshēngyuānniè
predestined relationship
天灾地孽
tiānzāidìniè
catastrophes and unnatural phenomena
残渣余孽
cánzhāyúniè
evil elements who have escaped eradication

Alternate Entries

孽
niè
son born of a concubine / disaster / sin / evil

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,941
Word Frequency Rank
13,247 of 84,292

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