灭
miè HSK6

extinguish

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approved by Peter Olson · Dec 24, 2021, 08:48 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Dec 24, 2021, 08:48 PM

滅

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Depicts putting a cover over a fire (火) to smother it. Simplified from 滅.

Components

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◎ Iconic component
characterless component

Depicts a cover used to smother a fire.

火
火 Iconic component
huǒ fire

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
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