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Meaning of 殄

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Pinyin: tiǎn
English Definition: to exterminate
Chinese Definition:
①尽,绝:殄灭。殄歼。暴殄天物(任意糟蹋东西)。
Total strokes: 9; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (death) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Left to right
    • [ dǎi ] corpse; death; evil, depraved, wicked
    • [ zhěn ] bushy, black hair; variant of 鬒
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Example Words
暴殄天物 bào tiǎn tiān to waste natural resources recklessly; not to know how to use things sparingly
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Example Sentences
1
The Chinese Pond Heron is a crapulous predator.
2
Jogging becomes a sort of penance for our sins of gluttony, greed, and waste.
3
So you set up your surroundings to get you out the door to run first thing in the morning.
4
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Most people buy them and have them toasted for breakfast or tea, but they are easy to make and give off a most delicious, inviting, homely smell when baking.