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Chinese character

掃

sǎo

to clean, to sweep, to wipe away

11 strokesRadical 扌Traditional

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: 扫

Variant forms

Etymology hint · Ideographic

To use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

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Stroke order

掃

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