滅

miè = mi + e4

to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown

灭 = 一 + 火 : In the elevator's bathroom (e4) Marilyn Monroe (mi) was playing the flute (一) so hot that it is on fire (火) now! Luckily there's a fire extinguisher so that she can put it out (灭).

滅 character breakdown

滅
- 氵
  - ⺀
    - 丶
  - ㇀
- 烕
  - 戌
    - 一
    - 戊
      - 丿
      - 厂
      - 戈
        
        丿
        
        弋
  - 火
    - 丶
    - 人
      - 丿
      - ㇏

氵

shuǐ = shu + ei3

"water" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 85), occurring in 沒|没[mei2], 法[fa3], 流[liu2] etc / see also 三點水|三点水[san1 dian3 shui3]

氵 = ⺀ + ㇀ : Mnemonic symbol: a bottle of water. Sheldon Shrimp (shu) enjoys a bottle of water (氵) in the Eiffel Tower's living room (ei3). The got the water by scratching (㇀) a blossom (⺀) and catching the leaking dew in a bottle.

烕

miè = mi + e4

old variant of 滅|灭[mie4]

Characters with 滅 as component

滅 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 滅

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滅

滅 character breakdown

Characters with 滅 as component

Words with 滅

Sentences with 滅