治本

to take radical measures / to get to the root (of a problem etc)

to tackle a problem at its root; to effect a permanent solution (contrasted with 治標|治标[zhi4 biao1])

Characters and words in 治本

zhì = zh + Ø4

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

治 = 台 + 氵 : Due to a technical failure there is a water shortage in the space station. James II of England (zh) has taken over the task to manage (治) and regulate the water, and he does so by sitting behind a counter (台) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) and handing out bottled water (氵).

běn = b + (e)n3

root / stem / origin / source / this / the current / original / inherent / originally / classifier for books, periodicals, files etc

本 = 一 + 木 : Beelzebub (b) finds a Christmas tree (木) in the encampment ((e)n3) and feels like eating its roots (本). He uses a flute (一) to chop the roots right off.

Words with 治本

the Greenwich meridian

to treat the symptoms but not the root cause

Sentences with 治本

治本 currently does not appear in any sentence.