tiǎn

exterminate

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
歹 meaning component

  Meaning component

dǎi

  

evil, bad

㐱 sound component

  Sound component

zhěn

  

thick hair

Evolution

殄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
殄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

tiǎn

to end; to exterminate

Most common words with 殄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

暴殄天物

to waste natural resources recklessly

to exterminate

Component uses

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)