灭(miè)

HSK 65 strokesTrad. 滅

to extinguish or put out

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Character information

Pinyin
miè
Meaning
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
滅

Origin & structure

Where 灭 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱一火

To cover 一 a flame 火

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

一yī火huǒ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 滅: To extinguish a flame 烕 with water 氵; 烕 also provides the pronunciation

How to write 灭 step by step

5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 灭

Common words using 灭 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xiāo消miè灭
HSK 6

to put an end to

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jiān歼miè灭
HSK 7-9

to wipe out

Open 歼灭 page →
huǐ毁miè灭
HSK 7-9

to perish

Open 毁灭 page →
miè灭wáng亡
HSK 7-9

to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out

Open 灭亡 page →
miè灭jué绝
HSK 7-9

to become extinct; to die out

Open 灭绝 page →
jiǎo剿miè灭

to eliminate (by armed force)

Open 剿灭 page →
tūn吞miè灭

to absorb

Open 吞灭 page →
chuī吹miè灭

to blow out (a flame)

Open 吹灭 page →

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消歼毁亡绝剿吞吹

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