懂中文 Dong Chinese

蹑

niè

tread

To walk 足 quietly 聂; 聂 also provides the pronunciation

Components
足 meaning component

足  Meaning component

zú, jù

  

foot

聂 sound,meaning component

聂  Sound Meaning component

niè

  

whisper

Evolution

蹑 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
蹑 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蹑 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
蹑 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

蹑 (躡) 

niè

tread, step on; follow, track; to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow

Most common words with 蹑
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蹑手蹑脚

to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

蹑

to follow

蹑足

to walk on tiptoe

蹑踪

to follow along behind sb (formal writing)