剿

勦
chāo, jiǎo
刂 + 巢

Definitions

chāo to plagiarize
jiǎo to destroy; to extirpate
chāo variant of 剿[chāo]
jiǎo variant of 剿[jiǎo]

Etymology phono-semantic

knife

Semantic: 刂 Phonetic: 巢

About

剿 pairs the phonetic component 巢 (cháo, "nest") with the radical 刂 (knife), originally signifying cutting into or destroying a nest or hideout. Its primary sense expanded to "exterminate" or "suppress", especially when referring to wiping out bandits or enemy forces, and it later acquired the figurative meaning "plagiarize", as seen in compounds like 剿袭 (chāoxí, to copy another's work).

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警察剿灭了犯罪团伙。

Jǐngchá jiǎomièle fànzuì tuánhuǒ.

The police exterminated the criminal gang.

去年军队在山区剿匪。

Qùnián jūnduì zài shānqū jiǎofěi.

Last year, the army suppressed bandits in the mountain area.

政府决定彻底剿灭这些非法组织。

Zhèngfǔ juédìng chèdǐ jiǎomiè zhèxiē fēifǎ zǔzhī.

The government decided to completely exterminate these illegal organizations.

由于匪患严重，当局发动了大规模的剿匪行动。

Yóuyú fěihuàn yánzhòng, dāngjú fādòngle dà guīmó de jiǎofěi xíngdòng.

Due to severe bandit troubles, the authorities launched a large-scale bandit suppression operation.

在多次围剿之后，土匪的势力终于被剿清了。

Zài duōcì wéijiǎo zhīhòu, tǔfěi de shìlì zhōngyú bèi jiǎoqīngle.

After multiple encirclements and suppressions, the bandit forces were finally wiped out.

历史上，这片地区曾进行过多次剿匪战争。

Lìshǐ shàng, zhè piàn dìqū céng jìnxíngguò duōcì jiǎofěi zhànzhēng.

Historically, this region has undergone many bandit suppression wars.

利用无人机技术，剿匪行动的效率大大提高了。

Lìyòng wúrénjī jìshù, jiǎofěi xíngdòng de xiàolǜ dàdà tígāole.

Using drone technology, the efficiency of bandit suppression operations has greatly improved.

为了维护社会稳定，政府不仅剿灭了武装匪徒，还彻底铲除了他们的经济基础。

Wèile wéihù shèhuì wěndìng, zhèngfǔ bùjǐn jiǎomièle wǔzhuāng fěitú, hái chèdǐ chǎnchúle tāmen de jīngjì jīchǔ.

To maintain social stability, the government not only exterminated the armed bandits but also thoroughly eradicated their economic foundation.

Related Characters

Component: 刂

到 利 制 别 则 列 划 刻 刚 创 判 刘 副 剑

Component: 巢

缫 鏁 勦 摷 璅 繅 隟

Example Words

剿匪 剿灭 围剿 清剿