蹑

蹑 · niè

tread, step on; follow, track

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

Mandarin
niè
Cantonese
nip6
Definition source
Unihan kDefinition

tread, step on; follow, track

Dictionary definitions & readings

蹑 niè · to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow

CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG · 2026-10-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Readings & dictionary references

XHC 1983 · Mandarin readings and locators
0834.070:niè Source property ↗
TGHZ 2013 · Mandarin readings and locators
268.010:niè Source property ↗
Japanese · kana
ジョウ Source property ↗
Cangjie input code
XRMSJ Source property ↗
Four-corner lookup codes
6114 Source property ↗
Kangxi · dictionary positions
1231.301 Source property ↗

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8E51
Radical
足 · 157
Strokes
17
Residual strokes
10
Standard list
通用规范汉字表 · level 2 · #6227

Source record, not an individually reviewed etymological dossier.

Stroke order

17 strokes
蹑
Strokes
17
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

17 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Words & connections

Dictionary & examples

History & distinctions

Related forms

躡

Unihan variant assertions; context determines usage.

Sources & reference

Evidence

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3 · Official-list coverage

Exact Unihan properties
kDaeJaweon
1703.310
kHanYu
63727.120
kIRGDaeJaweon
1703.310
kIRGHanyuDaZidian
63727.120
kIRGKangXi
1231.301
kKangXi
1231.301
kMorohashi
37778
kSMSZD2003Index
680.07
kCangjie
XRMSJ
kFourCornerCode
6114
kMojiJoho
MJ025405
kPhonetic
979*
kUnihanCore2020
G
kIICore
CG
kIRG_GSource
G0-7566
kIRG_JSource
JMJ-025405
kIRG_KPSource
KP1-7B50
kIRG_TSource
T4-592D
kRSUnicode
157.10
kTotalStrokes
17
kCCCII
275B2B
kEACC
275B2B
kGB0
8570
kMainlandTelegraph
6495
kTGH
2013:6227
kCantonese
nip6
kDefinition
tread, step on; follow, track
kJapanese
ジョウ
kMandarin
niè
kTGHZ2013
268.010:niè
kXHC1983
0834.070:niè
kTraditionalVariant
U+8EA1

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Structure & connections

0.10
17dictionary records using 蹑0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
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Shape description
𧾷 beside 聂 · the shape used in China, Taiwan, North Korea
Source notation ^⿰𧾷聂$(GTP)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰𧾷聂$(GTP)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.