灭

miè

“To extinguish or put out” in Chinese is 灭 (miè).

Other characters with the syllable mie: see all 2 →

Meaning

to extinguish or put out
to go out (of a fire etc)
to exterminate or wipe out

Show 1 more meaning

to drown

Example

他们奋斗的目标是消灭天花。

They are struggling with the goal of wiping out smallpox.

From 消灭 · Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Stroke Order

5 strokes

Words containing 灭

消灭xiāomièto put an end toHSK 6 毁灭huǐmièto perishHSK 7-9 歼灭jiānmièto wipe outHSK 7-9 灭绝mièjuéto become extinct; to die outHSK 7-9 灭亡mièwángto be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die outHSK 7-9 破灭pòmièto be shatteredHSK 7-9

More HSK 6 characters

挨áiin order; in sequenceHSK 6 傲àoproudHSK 6 罢bàto stopHSK 6 榜bǎngnotice or announcementHSK 6 傍bàngnearHSK 6 胞bāoplacentaHSK 6 暴bàosuddenHSK 6 爆bàoto explode; to burstHSK 6 奔bènto hurryHSK 6 逼bīto compelHSK 6

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