灭 (滅) miè

  1. miè verb to destroy; to wipe out; to exterminate
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (FE '滅' 1; Guoyu '滅' v 2; Unihan '滅')
  2. miè verb to submerge
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 淹没 (Guoyu '滅' v 4)
  3. miè verb to extinguish; to put out
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 熄掉, for example 滅火 'extinguish a fire' (FE '滅' 2; Guoyu '滅' v 1; Unihan '滅')
  4. miè verb to eliminate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 除绝 (Guoyu '滅' v 2)
  5. miè verb to disappear; to fade away
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 消失 or 消逝 (Guoyu '滅' v 3)

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  • 师灭 (師滅) 齊師滅譚 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 16
  • 遂灭 (遂滅) 遂滅息 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 13
  • 人灭 (人滅) 楚人滅弦 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 12
  • 尽灭 (儘滅) 盡滅其族 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 6
  • 楚灭 (楚滅) 楚滅黃 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 5
  • 灭舒 (滅舒) 楚人滅舒蓼 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 5
  • 吴灭 (吳滅) 吳滅州來 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 5
  • 灭蔡 (滅蔡) 楚師滅蔡 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
  • 灭陈 (滅陳) 楚師滅陳 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 昭公 Lord Zhao — count: 4
  • 侯灭 (侯滅) 楚子以蔡侯滅息 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 3