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蹑
躡
niè
1. to walk on tiptoe
2. to walk quietly
3. to tread (on)
4. to follow
Uncommon • Top 51%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

蹑
niè
to tip-toe, to walk quietly
17 丶

Compound Words (16)

蹑履
nièlǚ
to wear shoes
蹑迹
nièjì
to follow sb's tracks
蹑蹀
nièdié
to walk with mincing steps
蹑踪
nièzōng
to follow along behind sb (formal writing)
追蹑
zhuīniè
to follow the trail of
阔蹑
kuòniè
to stride (formal writing)
蹑机
nièjī
silk loom with a foot peddle
蹑登
nièdēng
to go up
蹑脚
nièjiǎo
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
蹑足
nièzú
to walk on tiptoe
蹑跟
niègēn
too large or small for the feet (of shoes)
蹑悄悄
nièqiāoqiāo
softly
蹑脚根
nièjiǎogēn
variant of [[躡腳跟|蹑脚跟<nièjiǎogēn>]]
蹑脚跟
nièjiǎogēn
to walk cautiously in order not to make noise
蹑着脚
nièzhejiǎo
to tiptoe
蹑手蹑脚
nièshǒunièjiǎo
to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,664
Word Frequency Rank
43,138 of 84,292

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