歼 = 歹 + 千

歼 is a simplified Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “annihilate”. It is built from 歹 (bad) and 千 (thousand).

Keyword: annihilate
Pinyin (Mandarin): jiān
Script: Simplified chinese hanzi
Also known as: annihilate, wipe out, kill off, убить, уничтожить, wipe out, kill off

Decomposition

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歹 bad
千 thousand

How to find 歼 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “bad” + “thousand”. 歼 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 歼 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.