抹杀

Traditional form:

抹殺

Pinyin (reading):

mǒshā

Definitions:

• to erase
• to cover traces
• to obliterate evidence
• to expunge
• to blot out
• to suppress

Characters:

• 抹 - to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
• 杀 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt

Traditional characters:

• 抹 - to apply; to erase, to smear, to wipe off
• 殺 - to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt