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扫

Character

扫 sǎo · sào

HSK 4Character2 readings

to clean a floor with a broom

Radical
扌
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 彐
Traditional
掃
Frequency
#1467 most common character
Practice writing

Readings and meanings

sǎo

sao3Main readingHSK 4
  1. to clean a floor with a broom
  2. to make something go away completely
  3. to look quickly over something

Examples

  • 我在扫地。

    wǒ zài sǎo dì

    I am sweeping the floor.

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  • 他把房间扫干净了。

    tā bǎ fáng jiān sǎo gān jìng le

    He swept the room clean.

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  • 笑声扫走了他的担心。

    xiào shēng sǎo zǒu le tā de dān xīn

    Laughter swept away his worries.

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Words that use “扫” as sǎo

打扫dǎ sǎoto clean a room or placeWordHSK 4扫兴sǎo xìngto spoil the funWordHSK 7–9扫墓sǎo mùto visit and clean a grave to remember the dead personWordHSK 7–9扫描sǎo miáoto make a computer copy of a paper or photo with a machineWordHSK 7–9扫除sǎo chúto clean a place completely, like a big clean of a houseWordHSK 7–9
回扫huí sǎoflybackSee 回描WordUnreviewed
扫地sǎo dìto sweep the floorWord扫射sǎo shèto rake with machine gunfireWord

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

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Same radical 扌

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