niè
whisper
Triple of 耳 (ear).
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical script
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)Regular script
ModernMost common words with 聶
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
surname Nie | ||
Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player | ||
Nie Er (1912-1935), musician and composer of the PRC national anthem March of the Volunteer Army 義勇軍進行曲|义勇军进行曲 | ||
Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet | ||
Nyainrong county, Tibetan: Gnyan rong rdzong, in Nagchu prefecture 那曲地區|那曲地区[Nàqǔdìqū], central Tibet |
Component uses
Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)
Historical pronunciation
Old Chinese | Middle Chinese | Pinyin | Gloss |
*nrep | nrjep | niè | promise; whisper in one's ear |
Statistics
Not found in HSK word list
2797th most common character in books
Miscellaneous
Strokes | 18 |
Simplified | |
Unicode | U+8076 |
Shuowen | “聶，附耳私小語也。从三耳。” |
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