to extinguish
How it’s built
Depicts water (氵) being used to extinguish a fire (火). 戌 is a sound component.
water — 氵 is a component form of 水.
11th earthly branch — The pronunciation of 滅 was similar to 戌 in old Chinese, but they no longer sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes.
fire
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