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Character #852 · The First 1000
扫 (掃) sǎo meaning: sweep
to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
- Strokes
- 611
- TraditionalSimplified
- 掃 扫
- Poster cell
- L31
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02 练习纸
Free printable · One page
Practice writing 扫掃
Write 扫掃 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, sǎo, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.
Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet 03 千字海报
04 问答
Quick answers
- What does 扫 mean in English?
- 扫 (sǎo) means "sweep": to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of.
- How do you pronounce 扫?
- 扫 is pronounced sǎo in pinyin, with the third (dipping) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄙㄠˇ.
- How many strokes does 扫 have?
- The simplified form, 扫, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 掃, has 11.
- What is the traditional form of 扫?
- The traditional form of 扫 is 掃. 扫 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 掃 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
- What are common words with 扫?
- Common words that use 扫 include 打扫 (dǎsǎo, to clean), 扫描 (sǎomiáo, to scan), 扫除 (sǎochú, to sweep), 扫兴 (sǎoxìng, to spoil things).
- How common is 扫?
- 扫 is number 852 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell L31 of The First 1000 poster.
Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.