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剪草除根

jiǎn cǎo chú gēn

4-character word

What 剪草除根 means

1. lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
2. to eradicate

The characters in 剪草除根

• 剪jiǎn(bound form) scissors or similar tool; to cut as with scissors; (bound form) to wipe out…
• 草cǎograss; straw; manuscript
• 除chúto get rid of; to remove; to exclude
• 根gēnroot; basis; classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings