Chinese words pronounced nie (any tone) 22 words, in the 3 tones nie is read in. niē (1st tone) 1 words 捏(niē) pinch 捏(niē) pinch nié (2nd tone) 1 words 苶(nié) weary 苶(nié) weary niè (4th tone) 20 words 镍(niè) nickel 涅(niè) alunite 孽(niè) disaster 聂(niè) whisper 蹑(niè) walk on tiptoe 颞(niè) bones of the temple 乜(niè) surname Nie 臬(niè) guidepost 啮(niè) gnaw 嗫(niè) move the mouth as in speaking 蘖(niè) new shoot growing from cut branch or stump 镊(niè) tweezers 鎳(niè) nickel 涅(niè) alunite 孽(niè) disaster 聶(niè) whisper 躡(niè) walk on tiptoe 顳(niè) bones of the temple 乜(niè) surname Nie 臬(niè) guidepost 嚙(niè) gnaw 囓(niè) gnaw 齧(niè) surname Nie 囁(niè) move the mouth as in speaking All 20 words pronounced niè Often confused with nie lie in any tone 20 words