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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 灭族

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
灭族 miè zú - extermination of an entire family (ancient Chinese punishment)

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
- - - 67,145 71,572

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
灭 miè- to extinguish or put out
- to go out (of a fire etc)
- to exterminate or wipe out
- to drown
族 zú- race
- nationality
- ethnicity
- clan
- by extension, social group (e.g. office workers 上班族)

Other Words Containing 灭族

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