Chinese character

滅

miè

to extinguish

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13 strokesRadical 氵Traditional

Meaning

Definitions are in English.

to extinguish
to wipe out
to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out

Simplified / Traditional

灭→滅

Variant forms: 灭

Variant forms

灭miè

Components

氵shuǐ 烕miè

Etymology hint · Ideographic

To extinguish a flame 烕 with water 氵; 烕 also provides the pronunciation

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滅

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