Chinese surname · rank 138

聂

聂 is read as niè.

Pinyin

niè

Script forms

Simplified 聂 · Traditional 聶

Basic meaning

whisper

Five element

Metal

Origin

Time: Spring and Autumn Nie place tradition; Spring and Autumn tradition, 770-476 BCE

Place: Nie place traditions, often associated with today's Shandong or Henan region

Origin note

Nie surname traditions connect the surname with an ancient place-name layer. Because locality traditions vary, the page records it conservatively as a Spring and Autumn place surname.

Historical figures

聂耳 (Nie Er)

1912-1935 CE · composer

Composer of the March of the Volunteers.

聂荣臻 (Nie Rongzhen)

1899-1992 CE · military leader

A twentieth-century military and scientific-administration figure.

Sources checked

Han Dian: 聂 - basic character meaning and surname listing
Chinese Text Project: Zuozhuan - Spring and Autumn place-name context

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Origin note

Historical figures

聂耳 (Nie Er)

聂荣臻 (Nie Rongzhen)

Sources checked

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