熄灭 xīmiè▶ dập tắt; tắt

Stroke order

熄灭 is written in 19 strokes across 2 characters.

• 熄 — 14 strokes
• 灭 — 5 strokes

Senses

1. to stop burning
2. to go out (of fire)
3. to die out
4. extinguished

Related words

• 毁灭Hủy hoại, tàn tích
• 消灭loại bỏ
• 灭亡diệt vong

熄灭 is pronounced xīmiè and means “dập tắt; tắt”. HSK 6 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 熄灭 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.