灭

miè

m+iè·4th tone

to extinguish or put out · to exterminate or wipe out

Radical: 火 Strokes: 5 HSK 6

Structure: Top-bottomFrequency: Common

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦烂烧炮灾炉

Same radical

火灵烟灰灯炎烦烂烧炮灾炉烛灶焚

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Character Decomposition

灭=一+火

Etymology

To cover 一 a flame 火

Meanings

to extinguish or put out

to go out (of a fire etc)

to exterminate or wipe out

to drown

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Words with 灭 241 total

destruction覆灭fù miè (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate · (of a person) to become disillusioned; disillusionment幻灭huàn miè to eliminate (by armed force)剿灭jiǎo miè to perish · extinction沦灭lún miè to be shattered · to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc)破灭pò miè life and death生灭shēng miè to eradicate · to extinguish扑灭pū miè

Idioms with 灭 50 total Chain

indelible不可磨灭bù kě mó miè to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it大义灭亲dà yì miè qīn lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom) · fig. to be annihilated · to vanish in a puff of smoke灰飞烟灭huī fēi yān miè

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