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剿
jiǎo
1. to destroy
2. to extirpate
Common • Top 15% ✏️ 13 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

剿
jiǎo
to annihilate, to destroy, to exterminate
13 丶

Compound Words (8)

剿匪
jiǎofěi
to send armed forces to suppress
剿灭
jiǎomiè
to eliminate (by armed force)
包剿
bāojiǎo
to surround and annihilate (bandits)
围剿
wéijiǎo
to encircle and annihilate
征剿
zhēngjiǎo
to mount a punitive expedition against bandits
清剿
qīngjiǎo
to suppress (insurgents)
追剿
zhuījiǎo
to pursue and eliminate
反围剿
fǎnwéijiǎo
communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign

Alternate Entries

剿
chāo
to plagiarize
剿
chāo
variant of [[剿<chāo>]]
剿
jiǎo
variant of [[剿<jiǎo>]]

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,631
Word Frequency Rank
12,306 of 84,292

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