灭

See also: 滅

灭 U+706D, 灭 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-706D ← 灬 [U+706C] CJK Unified Ideographs 灮 → [U+706E]

Translingual

Han character

灭 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+1, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一火 (MF) or X一火 (XMF), composition ⿱一火)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 665, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2188, character 1
• Unihan data for U+706D

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 滅 (elimination of 氵 and 戊)

Definitions

For pronunciation and definitions of 灭 – see 滅 (“to obliterate; to wipe out; to eradicate; to conquer; to be destroyed; to perish; to die; etc.”). (This character, 灭, is the simplified form of 滅.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.