Usage of the character 蹑

to walk on tiptoe
to walk quietly
to tread (on)
to follow

nièzōng

蹑踪

[躡蹤]

to follow along behind sb (formal writing)

nièdēng

蹑登

[躡登]

to go up

nièjī

蹑机

[躡機]

silk loom with a foot peddle

zhuīniè

追蹑

[追躡]

to follow the trail of
to track
to trace

nièjiǎo

蹑脚

[躡腳]

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

nièzú

蹑足

[躡足]

to walk on tiptoe
to step on sb's foot
to join (a trade, profession etc)
to associate with (a certain group of people)

nièjì

蹑迹

[躡跡]

to follow sb's tracks
to tail

nièdié

蹑蹀

[躡蹀]

to walk with mincing steps

kuòniè

阔蹑

[闊躡]

to stride (formal writing)

niègēn

蹑跟

[躡跟]

too large or small for the feet (of shoes)

nièlü

蹑履

[躡履]

to wear shoes

nièjiǎogēn

蹑脚根

[躡腳根]

variant of 躡腳跟／蹑脚跟 (nièjiǎogēn)

nièjiǎogēn

蹑脚跟

[躡腳跟]

to walk cautiously in order not to make noise

nièqiāoqiāo

蹑悄悄

[躡悄悄]

softly
quietly

nièzhejiǎo

蹑着脚

[躡著腳]

to tiptoe

nièshǒunièjiǎo

蹑手蹑脚

[躡手躡腳]

to walk quietly on tiptoe (idiom)