miè

灭

to extinguish; to wipe out

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Words with 灭

消灭 xiāo miè to put an end to; to annihilate HSK 6
毁灭 huǐ miè to perish; to ruin HSK 7–9
灭亡 miè wáng to be destroyed; to become extinct HSK 7–9
灭绝 miè jué to become extinct; to die out; to lose (sth abstract) completely HSK 7–9
破灭 pò miè to be shattered; to be annihilated (of hope, illusions etc) HSK 7–9
歼灭 jiān miè to wipe out; to crush HSK 7–9
熄灭 xī miè to stop burning; to go out (of fire)

Character facts

Radical
火 fire, flame; to burn; anger, ra…
Parts
一 + 火
Structure
Top–bottom
Traditional
滅
Unicode
U+706D

Ideographic: To cover 一 a flame 火