chú
a hoe
to hoe or dig
to weed
to get rid of
chú qiáng fú ruò
to root out the strong and support the weak (idiom); to rob the rich and give to the poor
zhū chú
to uproot
to eradicate (traitors)
zhū chú yì jǐ
to wipe out dissenters
to exterminate those who disagree