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
扫描
sǎomiáo
to scan
Characters in this word
描 miáo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 苗 sprouts
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 请先扫描二维码，再填写个人信息。 Qǐng xiān sǎomiáo èrwéimǎ, zài tiánxiě gèrén xìnxī. Please scan the QR code first, then fill in your personal information.
- 我把这份合同扫描成了电子文件。 Wǒ bǎ zhè fèn hétong sǎomiáo chéng le diànzǐ wénjiàn. I scanned this contract into an electronic file.
- 请把照片放在机器上扫描一下。 Qǐng bǎ zhàopiàn fàng zài jīqì shang sǎomiáo yíxià. Please put the photo on the machine and scan it.
Related words
- 打扫 dǎsǎo to clean
- 扫 sǎo to sweep
- 清扫 qīngsǎo to sweep
- 扫除 sǎochú to sweep away; to eliminate
- 扫墓 sǎomù to visit and clean a grave; to pay respects at a grave
- 扫兴 sǎoxìng disappointing; to spoil the fun
- 扫帚 sàozhou broom
- 描述 miáoshù to describe
- 描写 miáoxiě to describe
- 描绘 miáohuì to depict
- 粘贴 zhāntiē to stick, to paste
- 摄像头 shèxiàngtóu camera