niè

common
literary

Meaning of

孽 means evil; wicked; perverse; sin; crime; guilt. Pronounced niè.

  • evil; wicked; perverse
  • sin; crime; guilt
  • disloyal official; unfilial child

Character Info

Radical
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Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Shén
huà
de
yāo
niè
cháng
cháng
wēi
hài
rén
jiān
 

Evil spirits in myths often harm the human world.

Zhè
shi
jiē
le
guān
chǎng
de
yāo
niè
xíng
jìng
 

This story exposes the evil deeds in officialdom.

bèi
rèn
dìng
wéi
yāo
niè
zhī
 
zāo
dào
mín
zhòng
tuò
 

He was labeled an evil man and spurned by the public.

Mín
jiān
chuán
shuō
de
yāo
niè
duō
chǒu
lòu
xíng
xiàng
chū
xiàn
 

Evil spirits in folk tales often appear in ugly forms.

Zhè
xiǎo
shuō
pàn
le
shè
huì
zhōng
de
yāo
niè
fēng
 

This novel criticizes the unhealthy and evil trends in society.