灭绝

灭绝	miè jué	to become extinct; to die out / to lose (sth abstract) completely / to exterminate
灭	miè	to extinguish or put out / to go out (of a fire etc) / to exterminate or wipe out / to drown
绝	jué	to cut short / extinct / to disappear / to vanish / absolutely / by no means
绝	jué	variant of 绝