Keyword
disaster
- bastard child
- the consequence of a sin
- evil
- Frequency
- #3078
- Strokes
- 19
Readings
niè
Mnemonic
子 (child) gives the meaning and 薛 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
孽
son born of a concubine; disaster; sin; evil
罪孽
sin; crime; wrongdoing
妖孽
evildoer
余孽
remaining evil element; surviving members (of an evil former regime); dregs (of a colonial administration)
作孽
to sin
造孽
to do evil; to commit sins
孽障
evil creature
孽种
bane of one's existence; vile spawn
孽缘
ill-fated relationship
冤孽
sin (in Buddhism); enmity leading to sin
自作孽
to bring disaster on oneself
孽子
unfilial son; unworthy son; illegitimate son; concubine's son
孽海花
A Flower in a Sinful Sea, late-Qing novel by Jin Tianhe 金天翮 (JīnTiānhé) and Zeng Pu 曾朴 (ZēngPǔ)
孽畜
evil creature (multipurpose curse); evil domestic animal