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扫

sǎo

to sweep

A person sweeping dust
Memory picture

Character

扫 sǎo

Strokes
6
Radical
扌 — hand
Made of
扌 hand 彐 snout
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

Example phrases

  • 我来扫地。 Wǒ lái sǎo dì. I will sweep the floor.
  • 他扫房间。 Tā sǎo fángjiān. He sweeps the room.
  • 请扫这里。 Qǐng sǎo zhèlǐ. Please sweep here.

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