灭

miè

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

Radical: 火 HSK 6 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

灭 decomposes into the following components:

一 火

Words containing 灭

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 灭.

剿灭
jiǎo miè
to eliminate (by armed force)
吞灭
tūn miè
to absorb
吹灭
chuī miè
团灭
tuán miè
夷灭
yí miè
to massacre
寂灭
jì miè
to die out
幻灭
huàn miè
to disillusion
扑灭
pū miè
to eradicate
攻灭
gōng miè
to conquer
断灭
duàn miè
annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
族灭
zú miè
to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
明灭
míng miè

Related characters (radical 火)

Characters that share the radical 火.

火 灯 灰 灶 灸 灼 災 灾 灿 炀 炅 炆 炉 炊 炎 炏 炒 炔 炕 炖 炙 炜 炝 炤

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