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CHINESE CHARACTER

sǎo

扫

扫

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broom

Numbered pinyin
sao3
English meanings
to sweep, broom

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 扌; right 彐.

  • Left

    扌
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  • Right

    彐

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰扌彐

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    sǎo扫de地。

    Sweep the floor.

  2. 02

    dǎsǎo打扫fángjiān房间。

    Clean the room.

  3. 03

    sǎo扫yī一sǎo扫。

    Sweep it.

  4. 04

    bǎ把de地sǎo扫gānjìng干净。

    Sweep the floor clean.

  5. 05

    sǎomù扫墓。

    Visit a grave.

  6. 06

    yòng用sǎo扫bǎ把sǎo扫。

    Sweep with a broom.

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