Character 扫

Pronunciation

• sǎo

Definition

to clean, to sweep, to wipe away; to weed out; to wipe out

Draw order

Decomposition

⿰扌彐

Etymology

Ideographic character

Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

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