灭
灭 - miè
extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
extinguish; wipe out, exterminateHow to read 灭
Click 灭 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.
| Hanzi | 灭 |
|---|---|
| Traditional | 滅 |
| Pinyin | miè |
| English | extinguish; wipe out, exterminate |
| Radical hint | 火 |
Short sentences you can say today
“”。 灭亡 is a common expression. “”。 I can make a sentence with 灭口. “”。 Please read 灭国 one more time.
Common words with this character
to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb
to destroy a country; to wipe a nation off the map
to wipe out an entire team or party
Mistake warning
Do not memorize 灭 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 灭亡 and 灭口 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.