| 根 |
gēn zhì | to bring under permanent control / to effect a radical cure |
| 根 |
gēn | root / basis / classifier for long slender objects, e.g. cigarettes, guitar strings / CL:条 / radical (chemistry) |
| 治 |
zhì | to rule / to govern / to manage / to control / to harness (a river) / to treat (a disease) / to wipe out (a pest) / to punish / to research |