滅 = 氵 + 烕

滅 is a traditional Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “extinguish”. It is built from 氵 (water) and 烕 (to destroy).

Keyword: extinguish
Pinyin (Mandarin): miè
Script: Traditional chinese hanzi
Also known as: тушить
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji: 滅 destroy

Decomposition

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氵 water
烕 to destroy

How to find 滅 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “water” + “to destroy”. 滅 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 滅 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.