剿

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to destroy; to extirpate

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

刂 meaning “knife” + 巢 sound ( cháo )

Components 巢刂

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
反围剿	fǎn wéi jiǎo	communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign
清剿	qīng jiǎo	to suppress (insurgents); clean-up operation
包剿	bāo jiǎo	to surround and annihilate (bandits)
剿说	chāo shuō	to plagiarize
征剿	zhēng jiǎo	to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
追剿	zhuī jiǎo	to pursue and eliminate; to suppress
剿灭	jiǎo miè	to eliminate (by armed force)
围剿	wéi jiǎo	to encircle and subdue (an armed group or insurgents); (fig.) to gang up on; to attack or …
剿袭	chāo xí	variant of 抄襲\|抄袭[chao1 xi2]
剿匪	jiǎo fěi	to send armed forces to suppress

Characters sharing the sound component 巢 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
巢 sound part	cháo	nest, living quarters in tree
缫	sāo	to draw, to reel in