芟夷

shānyí
  1. (literary) to weed; to mow grass
  2. (literary, figurative) to cut down; to delete
  3. (literary, figurative) to destroy completely; to annihilate; to eradicate; to wipe out
  4. to cut down; to delete
  5. to destroy completely; to annihilate; to eradicate; to wipe out
  6. to weed; to mow grass

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 芟 shān
  1. to cut down
  2. to mow
  3. to eliminate
  4. scythe
2 夷 yí
  1. non-Han people, esp. to the East of China
  2. barbarians
  3. to wipe out
  4. to exterminate
  5. to tear down
  6. to raze