ㄐㄧㄢ

jiān

to annihilate

殲 is a 21 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as jiān in the first tone.

In simplified Chinese the character 歼 is used.

It is made up of the components 歹 (death) and 韱 (wild onions or leeks).

  • 殲
    ㄐㄧㄢ

    jiān

    to annihilate

    • 歹
      ㄉㄞ ˇ

      dǎi

      death

    • 韱
      ㄒㄧㄢ

      xiān

      wild onions or leeks

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Pronunciation

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Definitions for 殲 pronounced as jiān

  • to annihilate
  • abbr. for 殲擊機|歼击机, fighter plane

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