灭
to extinguish or put out; to go out (of a fire etc); to exterminate or wipe out; to drown
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How 灭 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To cover 一 a flame 火
How to remember it
destroy · Heisig RSH #171
火 fire + ceiling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 灭
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 自生自灭 | zì shēng zì miè | to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom) |
| 生物大灭绝 | shēng wù dà miè jué | great extinction of species |
| 半明不灭 | bàn míng bù miè | dull (lamplight) |
| 杀人灭口 | shā rén miè kǒu | (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth |
| 大义灭亲 | dà yì miè qīn | to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice … |
| 灭绝人性 | miè jué rén xìng | (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial |
| 灭火器 | miè huǒ qì | fire extinguisher |
| 灭音器 | miè yīn qì | muffler (of an internal combustion engine) |
| 苦集灭道 | kǔ jí miè dào | the Four Noble Truths (Budd.), namely: all life is suffering 苦[ku3], the cause of sufferin… |
| 不可磨灭 | bù kě mó miè | indelible |
| 人不为己，天诛地灭 | rén bù wèi jǐ , tiān zhū dì miè | Look out for yourself, or heaven and earth will combine to destroy you.; Every man for him… |
| 大灭绝 | dà miè jué | mass extinction |
| 大绝灭 | dà jué miè | mass extinction |
| 灭国 | miè guó | to destroy a country; to wipe a nation off the map |
| 生灭 | shēng miè | life and death |
| 灭绝种族 | miè jué zhǒng zú | to commit genocide |
| 种族灭绝 | zhǒng zú miè jué | genocide |
| 灭口 | miè kǒu | to kill sb to prevent them from divulging a secret; to silence sb |
| 灭门 | miè mén | to exterminate an entire family |
| 灰飞烟灭 | huī fēi yān miè | lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom); fig. to be annihilated; to vanish in a p… |