歼 jiān to annihilate
to annihilate; to kill off; to wipe out
How to remember 歼: 歹 bare bones + 千 thousand = to annihilate. Next to the bare bones of the chicken, Mum finds one thousand ants, and grabs the spray to annihilate the whole army.
Component breakdown
歼 = 歹 bare bones + 千 thousand
- 歹 bare bones
- 千 thousand
- ㇒ falling stroke
- 十 ten
Next to the bare bones of the chicken, Mum finds one thousand ants, and grabs the spray to annihilate the whole army.
How it is used
- To annihilate/wipe out an enemy force - 歼灭 (jiānmiè) to destroy utterly, 全歼 (quánjiān) to wipe out completely.
- Military register; also names the J-series fighter jets (歼-20). Not for casual 'destroy'.