mǐn

literary
formal

Meaning of

泯 means to destroy; to extinguish; to eliminate; to obliterate; to lose; to perish; to forfeit. Pronounced mǐn.

  • to destroy; to extinguish; to eliminate; to obliterate
  • to lose; to perish; to forfeit

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Shí
jiān
de
liú
shì
mǐn
miè
le
duàn
tòng
de
 

The passage of time obliterated that painful memory.

Zhè
chǎng
zhàn
zhēng
mǐn
miè
le
rén
xìng
 

This war nearly extinguished human compassion.

jīn
chā
zài
mǐn
 

The differences between ancient and modern times vanish here.