扫 (sǎo, sào) — Chinese Character

扫

sǎo, sào

to sweep

Radical: 扌 HSK 4 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

扫 decomposes into the following components:

扌彐

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扫.

回扫

huí sǎo

打扫

dǎ sǎo

to clean

扫兴

sǎo xìng

to have one's spirits dampened

扫地

sǎo dì

to sweep the floor

扫墓

sǎo mù

to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors)

扫射

sǎo shè

to rake with machine gunfire

扫尾

sǎo wěi

扫帚

sào zhou

broom

扫把

sào bǎ

broom

扫描

sǎo miáo

to scan

扫盲

sǎo máng

扫眉

sǎo méi

Characters that share the radical 扌.

Practice this character with stroke-order training, spaced repetition, and reading passages across all HSK levels.