Keyword
to sweep
- to clean
- to wipe away
- to weed out
- to wipe out
- Frequency
- #1439
- Strokes
- 6
Readings
sǎo
Mnemonic
Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
扫描
to scan
扫
to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of; to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
打扫
to clean; to sweep
横扫
to sweep away; to sweep across
扫除
to clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
扫荡
(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate
扫地
to sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
清扫
to tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
扫射
to rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
扫
(bound form) a (large) broom
扫帚
broom
扫墓
to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
扫黄
campaign against pornography
扫码
to scan a QR code or barcode
扫兴
to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
扫盲
to wipe out illiteracy
扫描仪
scanner (device)
扫把
broom
扫雷
Minesweeper (computer game)
扫黑
to crack down on illegal activities; to fight organized crime
打扫卫生
to do the cleaning; to clean up
扫描器
scanner
一扫而空
(idiom) to make a clean sweep of; to clean out
扫黄打非
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications