聂 (Niè): surname Nie, to whisper

聂 (Niè) is a Chinese character meaning “surname nie.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 耳 (ear). It ranks #3870 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 耳 ear10 strokesFrequency #3870

Definitions

  1. surname Nie
  2. to whisper

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
聂卫平niè wèi píngNie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player
聂拉木niè lā mùNyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
聂拉木县niè lā mù xiànNyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet
聂耳niè ěrNie 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
聂姆曹娃niè mǔ cáo wáBožena Němcová (1820-1862), Czech writer
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

聂 appears in 5 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

写好聂字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。

xiě hǎo Niè zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhèng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .

To write the character "聂" correctly, you need to master the correct stroke order.

Character Family

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 聂 (Niè) mean in Chinese?
聂 (Niè) primarily means "surname nie." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3870 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 聂 have?
聂 is written with 10 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 聂?
The radical associated with 聂 is 耳 (ear). This radical appears in many characters related to ear.
What are common words containing 聂?
Common words with 聂 include: 聂卫平 (niè wèi píng, "Nie Weiping (1952-), professional Go player"); 聂拉木 (niè lā mù, "Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet"); 聂拉木县 (niè lā mù xiàn, "Nyalam county, Tibetan: Gnya' lam rdzong, in Shigatse prefecture, Tibet"); 聂耳 (niè ěr, "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"); 聂姆曹娃 (niè mǔ cáo wá, "Božena Němcová (1820-1862), Czech writer"). There are over 5 compound words containing this character.
Is 聂 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
No. The simplified form is 聂 and the traditional form is 聶.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.