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歼

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to annihilate; abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机[jian1 ji1 ji1], fighter plane

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Strokes
7
Radical
歹 +3
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
殲
Common rank
#3,703
Unicode
U+6B7C

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Formation & memory

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How 歼 is formed

Ideographic compound (会意字)

A thousand 千 corpses 歹; 千 also provides the pronunciation

Components 歹 千

How to remember it

annihilate · Heisig RSH #1963

bones + 千 thousand

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Words with 歼

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WordPinyinMeaning
歼击机 jiān jī jī fighter plane
全歼 quán jiān to annihilate; to wipe out completely; to exterminate
歼击 jiān jī to annihilate; to attack and destroy; Jianji, PRC fighter plane based on Soviet MiG; usual…
追歼 zhuī jiān to pursue and kill; to wipe out
聚歼 jù jiān (military) to surround and annihilate
歼灭 jiān miè to wipe out; to crush; to annihilate