蹑
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to walk on tiptoe; to walk quietly; to tread (on); to follow
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 足 +10
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 躡
- Common rank
- #2,697
- Unicode
- U+8E51
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Formation & memory
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Words with 蹑
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 蹑着脚 | to tiptoe | |
| 蹑脚根 | variant of 躡腳跟|蹑脚跟[nie4 jiao3 gen1] | |
| 蹑机 | silk loom with a foot peddle | |
| 蹑手蹑脚 | to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom) | |
| 蹑脚跟 | to walk cautiously in order not to make noise | |
| 蹑脚 | to walk cautiously in order not to make noise | |
| 蹑足 | to walk on tiptoe; to step on sb's foot; to join (a trade, profession etc); to associate w… | |
| 蹑登 | to go up | |
| 追蹑 | to follow the trail of; to track; to trace | |
| 蹑迹 | to follow sb's tracks; to tail | |
| 蹑跟 | too large or small for the feet (of shoes) | |
| 阔蹑 | to stride (formal writing) | |
| 蹑踪 | to follow along behind sb (formal writing) | |
| 蹑履 | to wear shoes | |
| 蹑悄悄 | softly; quietly | |
| 蹑蹀 | to walk with mincing steps |