聂 (niè) — a surname
Definition
noun
a surname
Easily confused
- 轰hōnglook-alike(onomatopoeia) bang, boom, rumble (a loud explosive sound)
- 涅nièsound-alike(literary) black mud; to dye black
- 摄shèlook-alike(bound form) to take a photograph; to shoot (a film)
- 颞nièsound-aliketemporal bone; temple (anatomy)
- 孽nièsound-alike(bound form) monster, demon; evil spirit
- 镍nièsound-alikenickel (chemical element)
Examples
- 聂，。Tā xìng niè, shì zhōng guó rén.He has the surname Nie and is Chinese.
- 聂。niè Xiān sheng shì wǒ de lǎo shī.Mr. Nie is my teacher.
- 聂。Wǒ rèn shi yí wèi niè nǚ shì.I know a Ms. Nie.
Origin
Compound ideograph六书liùshū
会意huìyìTwo or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.
This origin belongs to the traditional form 聶; 聂 is its simplified writing.
The traditional form 聶 is made of three 耳 (ear) parts; the simplified 聂 is a later shorthand.
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