This logogram is of ideographic origin and it was designed to evoke:

To walk 足 quietly 聂; 聂 also provides the pronunciation

  • 蹑 to tip-toe, to walk quietly niè
    • 足 foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough zú
      • 口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening kǒu
    • 聂 to whisper; surname niè
      • 耳 ear; to hear, to hear of; handle ěr
      • 双 pair, couple; both; measure word for things that come in pairs shuāng
        • 又 and, also, again, in addition yòu

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