sweep
掃 is an 11 stroke, traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as sǎo in the third tone, however it can also be pronounced as sào.
In simplified Chinese the character 扫 is used.
It is made up of the components 扌 (hand) and 帚 (broomstick).
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The [sow] sniffs around my house before resting on towels (nose/roof/towels). My hand moving a broomstick in a scooping motion, I sweep up her mess.
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Pronunciation
We found 2 pronunciations for 掃
Definitions for 掃 pronounced as sǎo
- to sweep
Definitions for 掃 pronounced as sào
- broom
Vocabulary
The most common words for 掃 — see all
- to clean
- to sweep
- to scan
- to sweep
- to clean with a brush
- to sweep away (often fig.)
Collections
Collections which contain 掃 — see all
Integrated Chinese Level 1 Part 2
by Wo334 ※ 222 characters
The First 1000 Traditional Chinese Characters
by MandarinPoster ※ 1000 characters