灭(miè): to extinguish or put out

HSK 65 strokesTrad. 滅

to extinguish or put out

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Character informationHSK 6

Pinyin: miè
Meaning: to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Strokes: 5
HSK level: HSK 6
Traditional: 滅

Origin & structureWhere 灭 comes from

Ideograph⿱一火

To cover 一 a flame 火

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī
one
Also in 不大上生子下
火huǒ
fire
Also in 秋烧灯炼烟伙

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 滅: To extinguish a flame 烕 with water 氵; 烕 also provides the pronunciation

Words with 灭most common first

xiāo消miè灭

HSK 6

to put an end to

pū扑miè灭

HSK 6

to eradicate

huǐ毁miè灭

HSK 7-9

to perish

jiān歼miè灭

HSK 7-9

to wipe out

miè灭wáng亡

HSK 7-9

to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out

miè灭jué绝

HSK 7-9

to become extinct; to die out

xī熄miè灭

HSK 7-9

to stop burning

pò破miè灭

HSK 7-9

to be shattered

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