Read Edit View history 灭 miè HSK6 extinguish Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Depicts putting a cover over a fire (火) to smother it. Simplified from 滅. Pinyin Separate values with commas miè × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 滅 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint Depicts a cover used to smother a fire. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灭 Simp strokes 灭 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 灭 Simp strokes 灭 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 灭 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 244, 665 ], [ 286, 653 ], [ 314, 654 ], [ 712, 707 ], [ 788, 696 ] ], [ [ 207, 464 ], [ 301, 394 ], [ 325, 346 ] ], [ [ 742, 565 ], [ 757, 546 ], [ 763, 525 ], [ 612, 385 ] ], [ [ 444, 644 ], [ 486, 624 ], [ 504, 606 ], [ 509, 589 ], [ 488, 352 ], [ 465, 261 ], [ 449, 222 ], [ 394, 145 ], [ 339, 102 ], [ 237, 47 ], [ 169, 27 ] ], [ [ 518, 334 ], [ 522, 307 ], [ 597, 210 ], [ 691, 100 ], [ 737, 58 ], [ 767, 46 ], [ 916, 13 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 489 653 Q 582 669 776 682 Q 788 681 799 694 Q 800 707 776 721 Q 731 748 667 728 Q 456 692 251 676 Q 218 675 242 653 Q 278 620 311 627 Q 369 637 437 646 L 489 653 Z", "M 230 413 Q 261 382 293 344 Q 306 328 325 327 Q 337 326 344 341 Q 351 357 344 392 Q 340 417 305 437 Q 218 476 204 471 Q 198 467 198 453 Q 202 440 230 413 Z", "M 717 525 Q 680 474 608 395 Q 601 388 607 379 Q 616 376 625 382 Q 743 467 802 499 Q 823 503 818 517 Q 811 536 790 558 Q 768 580 742 583 Q 724 582 725 560 Q 728 544 717 525 Z", "M 514 342 Q 526 409 534 521 Q 535 558 550 600 Q 556 612 546 620 Q 527 638 489 653 C 462 665 422 672 437 646 Q 436 640 445 630 Q 475 599 475 568 Q 478 292 390 181 Q 330 111 180 39 Q 167 35 162 30 Q 158 24 174 21 Q 256 15 396 112 Q 423 136 445 163 Q 491 227 505 305 L 514 342 Z", "M 505 305 Q 590 172 700 33 Q 719 8 754 7 Q 872 3 911 6 Q 921 7 924 13 Q 925 19 909 28 Q 753 89 699 140 Q 612 224 514 342 C 495 365 489 330 505 305 Z" ] } 5 strokes 灭 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 244, 665 ], [ 286, 653 ], [ 314, 654 ], [ 712, 707 ], [ 788, 696 ] ], [ [ 207, 464 ], [ 301, 394 ], [ 325, 346 ] ], [ [ 742, 565 ], [ 757, 546 ], [ 763, 525 ], [ 612, 385 ] ], [ [ 444, 644 ], [ 486, 624 ], [ 504, 606 ], [ 509, 589 ], [ 488, 352 ], [ 465, 261 ], [ 449, 222 ], [ 394, 145 ], [ 339, 102 ], [ 237, 47 ], [ 169, 27 ] ], [ [ 518, 334 ], [ 522, 307 ], [ 597, 210 ], [ 691, 100 ], [ 737, 58 ], [ 767, 46 ], [ 916, 13 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 489 653 Q 582 669 776 682 Q 788 681 799 694 Q 800 707 776 721 Q 731 748 667 728 Q 456 692 251 676 Q 218 675 242 653 Q 278 620 311 627 Q 369 637 437 646 L 489 653 Z", "M 230 413 Q 261 382 293 344 Q 306 328 325 327 Q 337 326 344 341 Q 351 357 344 392 Q 340 417 305 437 Q 218 476 204 471 Q 198 467 198 453 Q 202 440 230 413 Z", "M 717 525 Q 680 474 608 395 Q 601 388 607 379 Q 616 376 625 382 Q 743 467 802 499 Q 823 503 818 517 Q 811 536 790 558 Q 768 580 742 583 Q 724 582 725 560 Q 728 544 717 525 Z", "M 514 342 Q 526 409 534 521 Q 535 558 550 600 Q 556 612 546 620 Q 527 638 489 653 C 462 665 422 672 437 646 Q 436 640 445 630 Q 475 599 475 568 Q 478 292 390 181 Q 330 111 180 39 Q 167 35 162 30 Q 158 24 174 21 Q 256 15 396 112 Q 423 136 445 163 Q 491 227 505 305 L 514 342 Z", "M 505 305 Q 590 172 700 33 Q 719 8 754 7 Q 872 3 911 6 Q 921 7 924 13 Q 925 19 909 28 Q 753 89 699 140 Q 612 224 514 342 C 495 365 489 330 505 305 Z" ] } 5 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources × Quick add: 漢語多功能字庫季旭昇《說文新證》李学勤《字源》zi.toolsChinese Text Project許進雄《簡明中國文字學》 + Add source Verified Edit Comment (required) Submit Edit Note: The form works without JavaScript but the tag/list editors are simplified.