Rank 1756IntermediateHanziDB frequency list + CC-CEDICT

歼 - jiān

annihilate, wipe out, kill off

annihilate, wipe out, kill off

How to read 歼

Click 歼 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiān
Englishannihilate, wipe out, kill off
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

歼击 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 歼灭. Please read 全歼 one more time.

Common words with this character

to annihilate; to attack and destroy; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG
to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate
to annihilate; to wipe out completely; to exterminate
to annihilate; to round up and wipe out

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 歼 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 歼击 and 歼灭 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 歼.