灭
滅HSK 6freq #4065
Meanings
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- 1.to extinguish or put out
- 2.to go out (of a fire etc)
- 3.to exterminate or wipe out
- 4.to drown
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Etymology
Simplified from 滅 (elimination of 氵 and 戊)
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Stroke order
Components
Components from cjk-decomp · MIT
Example sentences
火已經灭了。
The fire has gone out.
灯突然灭了。
The light suddenly went out.
灯突然灭了。
Suddenly, the light went out.
蜡烛自己灭了。
The candle went out by itself.
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More examples & usage (AI)
Related words
消灭 to put an end to毁灭 to perish灭亡 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out灭绝 to become extinct; to die out破灭 to be shattered熄灭 to stop burning歼灭 to wipe out断灭 annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)绝灭 to annihilate湮灭 to sink into oblivion; to bury in obscurity团灭 (video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out寂灭 to die out