灭

See also: 滅

Translingual

Etymology

Simplified from 烕 (elimination of 戊)

Han character

灭 (Kangxi radical 86, 火+1, 5 strokes, cangjie input 一火 (MF) or 難一火 (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

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Chinese

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 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.