歼

殲
jiān
#1,813 most
frequent character
to annihilate

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

歼 pairs 歹 carcass with 千 qiān, the sound part. It first meant 'to kill, extinguish', then grew to 'to destroy' and 'to annihilate'.

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Homophones

HSK 5
煎jiān
to pan fry, to sauté
间jiān
between, measure word for rooms
肩jiān
shoulder
尖jiān
pointed, shrill, sharp, acute
兼jiān
to hold two posts at the same time
奸jiān
to fornicate, to defile, adultery
浅jiān
sound of moving water

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