| 灭 |
miè shā | to kill; to exterminate (pests, bacteria etc) |
| 灭 |
miè | to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown |
| 杀 |
shā | to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |