Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 剿

to plagiarize

to destroy
to extirpate

variant of 剿 (chāo)

variant of 剿 (jiǎo)

to mount a punitive expedition against bandits

variant of 抄襲／抄袭 (chāoxí)

to suppress (insurgents)
clean-up operation

to eliminate (by armed force)

to send armed forces to suppress

to surround and annihilate (bandits)

to encircle and annihilate
refers to repeated campaigns of the Guomindang against the communists from 1930 onwards

to plagiarize

to pursue and eliminate
to suppress

communist attack against the Guomindang's encircle and annihilate campaign