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灭

Traditional: 滅

miè

HSK 3.0 · 6

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miè · mit6 (Jyutping)

  1. to extinguish or put out
  2. to go out (of a fire etc)
  3. to exterminate or wipe out
  4. to drown

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

灭

Meaning
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
Radical
火
Strokes
5
Components
⿱一火
Cangjie
XMF
Four-corner
1080

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