Chinese character
扫
sǎo
to clean, to sweep, to wipe away
Meaning
Definitions are in English.- to clean, to sweep, to wipe away
- to weed out
- to wipe out
- to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
Pinyin
sǎosào
Simplified / Traditional
扫→掃
Variant forms: 掃
Variant forms
Etymology hint · Ideographic
Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation
Make Me a HanziStroke order
扫Draw each stroke in order. The outline shows the target shape.
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Words
Common words
扫描扫描sǎo miáoto scan打扫打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep横扫横扫héng sǎoto sweep away; to sweep across扫除扫除sǎo chúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out扫荡扫荡sǎo dàng(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate扫地扫地sǎo dìto sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an al…清扫清扫qīng sǎoto tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)扫射扫射sǎo shèto rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down扫帚扫帚sào zhoubroom扫墓扫墓sǎo mùto sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
Related characters
Related characters
把bǎ
to grasp, to hold
才cái
ability, talent, gift
打dǎ
to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
找zhǎo
to search for, to look for, to find
据jù
to possess, to occupy
指zhǐ
finger, toe
搞gǎo
to do, to fix, to make, to settle
按àn
to check, to control, to push, to restrain
骚sāo
to annoy, to bother
嫂sǎo
sister-in-law, elder brother's wife
搔sāo
to scratch
埽sào
broom
臊sāo
shy, bashful