sǎo, sào

to sweep

Radical: 扌 HSK 4 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

扫 decomposes into the following components:

Words containing 扫

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 扫.

回扫
huí sǎo
打扫
dǎ sǎo
扫兴
sǎo xìng
扫地
sǎo dì
扫墓
sǎo mù
扫射
sǎo shè
扫尾
sǎo wěi
扫帚
sào zhou
扫把
sào bǎ
扫描
sǎo miáo
扫盲
sǎo máng
扫眉
sǎo méi

Related characters (radical 扌)

Characters that share the radical .

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