剿 Stroke Order — How to Write 剿
剿 is written in 13 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 刂, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
剿 Radical and Character Components
剿 is a phono-semantic compound: 刂 (knife) carries the meaning, while 巢 indicates the sound.
Radical: 刂 + 11 more strokes
剿 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiǎo
- chāo
Meanings of 剿 in Chinese
1
jiǎo剿
To suppress; to eliminate; to exterminate.
经过多方努力，终于成功剿灭了这种害虫
After much effort, this pest was finally exterminated.
To exhaust or deplete, often referring to people's energy or resources.
这繁重的体力劳动，几乎剿尽了大家的气力
This heavy physical labor almost exhausted everyone's energy.
2
chāo剿
To appropriate or plagiarize others' words or writings as one's own, often used in phrases like '剿说' (to parrot others' words) or '剿袭' (to plagiarize).
他的演讲内容有很多剿袭的成分。
His speech content contained many plagiarized elements.
Common Words and Phrases with 剿
1
send armed force to suppress bandits
为了维护当地的治安，警方采取了剿匪行动，成功抓捕了盘踞在山区的匪徒。
To maintain local public order, the police launched a bandit suppression operation and successfully apprehended the outlaws entrenched in the mountainous region.
2
to exterminate; to suppress and eliminate
这支队伍成功剿灭了那片区域的害虫。
This team successfully eradicated the pests in that area.
More words with 剿
- sōu搜jiǎo剿to search and wipe out (the enemy)
- zhù驻jiǎo剿Garrison and suppress, Station troops to suppress
- qīng清jiǎo剿suppress, eliminate
- jiǎo剿jìn尽exterminate, wipe out
- chāo剿xí袭Encircle and annihilate, Raid and destroy
- jiáo剿fěi匪xíng行dòng动Bandit suppression operation, Anti-bandit campaign
Idioms with 剿
Questions about 剿
- What does 剿 mean in Chinese?
- 剿 (jiǎo) means “To suppress” in Chinese.
- How do you pronounce 剿?
- 剿 has 2 pronunciations: jiǎo, chāo.
- How many strokes does 剿 have?
- 剿 has 13 strokes.
- How do you write 剿?
- 剿 is written in 13 strokes, starting from the radical 刂. See the animated stroke order on this page.
- What is the radical of 剿?
- The radical of 剿 is 刂, and 剿 is a phono-semantic compound.