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扫

sǎo · sào
to sweep (with a brush or broom)
Radical: 扌 Strokes: 6 HSK 4
Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common
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Character Decomposition
扫=扌+彐
Etymology
Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation
Meanings2 pronunciations
sǎo
to sweep (with a brush or broom)
to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
sào
(bound form) a (large) broom
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Words with 扫 182 total