灭 (miè) — Chinese Character

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

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 灭.

剿灭

jiǎo miè

吞灭

tūn miè

吹灭

chuī miè

团灭

tuán miè

夷灭

yí miè

寂灭

jì miè

幻灭

huàn miè

扑灭

pū miè

攻灭

gōng miè

断灭

duàn miè

族灭

zú miè

明灭

míng miè

Characters that share the radical 火.

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