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Chinese characters for “mie”

9 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.

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First tone

miē

to squint

the bleating of sheep

9 strokes

Fourth tone

miè

灭

miè

to extinguish

5 strokes · HSK 3.0 L6

烕

miè

to destroy, to exterminate, to extinguish

to extinguish

to disdain, to disregard, to slight

14 strokes

篾

miè

bamboo splints or slats

small fly

to smear, to slander

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灭miè

to extinguish or put out

to eradicate

to put an end to

to perish

to wipe out

to become extinct

to loathe

to be destroyed

to be shattered

scornful

Chinese characters for “mie”

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