聂
niè

whisper

Simplified form of 聶. Triple of 耳 (ear).

Components

耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the traditional component 耳.

又
又 Simplified component
yòu again

Shorthand for the traditional component 耳.

Component uses

Sound (1 of 7 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode

聶 whisper Traditional

Triple of 耳 (ear).

Components

耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear
耳
耳 Iconic component
ěr ear

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Warring States (Chu) 475-221 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Jin 266-316 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Sound (1 of 5 verified)

Meaning (0 of 1 verified)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-Sagartnrjepnrep promise; whisper in one's ear

說文解字

《說文》:“聶,附耳私小語也。从三耳。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica