sǎo扫（掃）
扫（掃）
HSK 4
common
verb
Meaning of 扫
扫 means to sweep; to clean with a broom; to eliminate; to get rid of; to wipe out. Pronounced sǎo. HSK 4.
- to sweep; to clean with a broom
- to eliminate; to get rid of; to wipe out
- to scan; to sweep; to move quickly across
Character Info
Radical扌
Strokes6
Components
扌
彐
Stroke Order
扫
Definitions & Examples
Mā妈
ma妈
měi每
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
dōu都
yào要
sǎo扫
dì地
。
Mom sweeps the floor every morning.
Xià下
xuě雪
hòu后
，
wǒ我
men们
xū需
yào要
sǎo扫
xuě雪
。
After it snows, we need to sweep the snow.
Qǐng请
bǎ把
fáng房
jiān间
lǐ里
de的
huī灰
chén尘
sǎo扫
gān干
jìng净
。
Please sweep the dust in the room clean.
Tā他
zhèng正
zài在
yòng用
sào扫
zhou帚
sǎo扫
yuàn院
zi子
。
He is sweeping the yard with a broom.
Nǐ你
néng能
bāng帮
wǒ我
bǎ把
dì地
sǎo扫
yī一
xià下
ma吗
？
Can you help me sweep the floor?
Relations
Common Words
打扫 / 打掃dǎsǎo
sweep; clean up
扫描 / 掃描sǎomiáo
to scan; electronic scanning; to skim over
扫地 / 掃地sǎodì
sweep the floor; complete loss of reputation
扫除 / 掃除sǎochú
clean up; eliminate obstacles
扫射 / 掃射sǎoshè
strafe; sweep (with gunfire, eyes, or light)
扫视 / 掃視sǎoshì
scan; glance over; look around
扫盲 / 掃盲sǎománg
eliminate illiteracy; literacy education
扫黄 / 掃黃sǎohuáng
crack down on pornography and prostitution; anti-vice campaign
扫墓 / 掃墓sǎomù
tomb sweeping; commemorate martyrs