灭 meaning and pronunciation

灭

Simplified character

滅

Traditional character

灭 English definition

miè

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

HSK levels

HSK 6

Characters with the same pronunciation

幭 : carriage cover;
搣 : to peel; to pull out; to peel; to tear; to pinch;
烕 : 䖭
篾 : bamboo splints for baskets;
蔑 : to belittle; nothing;
蠛 : minute flies;

Words containing 灭, by HSK level

HSK 6 vocabulary list
- 毁灭 (huǐ miè) : perish; ruin; destroy
- 灭亡 (miè wáng) : to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out; to destroy; to exterminate
- 熄灭 (xī miè) : to stop burning; to go out (of fire); to die out; extinguished
- 消灭 (xiāo miè) : to put an end to; to annihilate; to cause to perish; to perish; annihilation (in quantum field theory)