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miè

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miè Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
miè | mie4
English translation
to extinguish; to wipe out

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About miè

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

miè

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

To extinguish a flame  miè with water  shuǐ miè also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of miè

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

氵烕

Explanation

Simplified form of miè . Depicts water ( shuǐ ) being used to extinguish a fire ( Huǒ ). is a sound component. The traditional component shuǐ was removed for simplification.

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Words with miè

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
miè to drown miè
消灭 xiāomiè to put an end to消滅
毁灭 huǐmiè to perish毀滅
灭亡 mièwáng to be destroyed滅亡
灭绝 miè jué to extinguish滅絕
灭火 miè huǒ firefighting滅火
扑灭 pū miè to eradicate撲滅
破灭 pò miè to be shattered破滅
熄灭 xīmiè to stop burning熄滅
歼灭 jiān miè to wipe out殲滅
灭口 miè kǒu to silence sb滅口
毁灭性 huǐ miè xìng destructive毀滅性
灭火器 miè huǒ qì fire extinguisher滅火器
灭菌 miè jūn to sterilize滅菌
自生自灭 zì shēng zì miè to emerge and perish on its own; to run its course (idiom)自生自滅
杀灭 shā miè to exterminate殺滅
灰飞烟灭 huī fēi yān miè fig. to be annihilated灰飛煙滅
磨灭 mó miè to erase磨滅
湮灭 yīn miè to destroy湮滅
幻灭 huàn miè to evaporate幻滅
不可磨灭 bù kě mó miè indelible不可磨滅
泯灭 mǐn miè to obliterate泯滅
灭掉 miè diào to eliminate滅掉
剿灭 jiǎo miè to eliminate (by armed force)剿滅

miè Decomposition & Compounds

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