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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灭

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灭 miè - to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 6 3,843 4,289 2,979

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿱ 一 火

Radical:

火

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To cover 一 a flame 火

Other Words Containing 灭

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
毁灭 6 7 2,553 9,887 6,560
消灭 5 6 3,236 4,976 5,800
灭 - 6 3,843 4,289 2,979
灭绝 - 7 7,785 16,687 14,871
灭亡 6 7 7,854 15,191 12,611
熄灭 6 - 9,364 17,310 14,844
破灭 - 8 10,115 14,761 12,076
灭火 - - 10,753 12,523 21,620
灭口 - - 11,041 42,798 33,011
扑灭 - - 12,381 11,721 24,358
毁灭性 - - 14,269 25,850 34,475
自生自灭 - - 15,050 41,812 25,571
灭火器 - - 15,347 25,619 24,057
歼灭 - 9 15,811 17,921 45,287
灰飞烟灭 - - 20,327 34,338 20,296
湮灭 - - 24,224 46,283 34,033
覆灭 - - 28,703 - -
磨灭 - - 30,265 34,047 18,684
幻灭 - - 31,084 38,130 19,710
灭种 - - 32,949 - 83,426
泯灭 - - 34,174 37,314 23,553
不可磨灭 - - 35,016 36,710 36,394
灭菌 - - 40,512 20,847 55,368
灭绝人性 - - 50,831 60,761 39,065
大义灭亲 - - 52,451 74,924 60,155
剿灭 - - 55,335 40,822 60,509
杀灭 - - 57,628 22,977 36,870
绝灭 - - 64,564 75,219 85,267
灭音器 - - 68,623 - -