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孽 = 薛 + 子

孽 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “evil”. It is built from 薛 (kind of marsh grass) and 子 (offspring).

Keyword
evil
Pinyin (Mandarin)
niè
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
злой

Decomposition

ids

  1. 薛 kind of marsh grass
  2. 子 offspring

How to find 孽 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “kind of marsh grass” + “offspring”. 孽 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

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