Definitions

1. 1. to root out
2. 2. to eliminate the roots
3. 3. to cure once and for all

Components

• 除 chú – to get rid of
• 根 gēn – root

Related Words

• 剪草除根 jiǎn cǎo chú gēn – lit. cut grass and pull out roots (idiom); fig. to destroy root and branch
• 斩草除根 zhǎn cǎo chú gēn – to cut weeds and eliminate the roots (idiom)
• 铲草除根 chǎn cǎo chú gēn – dig up the weeds and remove the roots