掃 (sǎo)

How 掃 is written

Strokes

11

Radical

扌 — hand

Traditional

掃

Simplified

扫

掃 has 2 readings

The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.

sǎo

to sweep

sào

broom

Common words using 掃

打掃 dǎsǎo

to clean; to sweep

掃地 sǎodì

to sweep the floor; to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low

掃帚 sàozhou

broom

掃描 sǎomiáo

to scan

掃興 sǎoxìng

to have one's spirits dampened; to feel disappointed

掃蕩 sǎodàng

to root out; to wipe out

掃除 sǎochú

to sweep; to clean with a brush; to sweep away (often fig.)

橫掃 héngsǎo

to sweep away; to sweep across

清掃 qīngsǎo

to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)

一掃而光 yīsǎoérguāng

to clear off; to make a clean sweep of

一掃而空 yīsǎoérkōng

to sweep clean; to clean out

掃墓 sǎomù

to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors); the Qingming festival

掃 in a sentence

How common is 掃?

掃 is the 1,433rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 94.1% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 掃

• 打
• 地
• 描
• 興
• 除
• 清
• 一
• 而
• 光
• 空