扫sǎo
to sweep. 6 strokes, radical 扌, first met in HSK 4.
Pinyin sǎoStrokes 6Radical 扌Band HSK 4Words 2
How to write 扫
Strokes 1–3 write 扌, then strokes 4–6 write 彐.
Free, with no account: the app draws each stroke, then you write it and it says which stroke went wrong.
Print a 米字格 practice sheet for 扫 · the stroke-order rules
What 扫 is made of
扌 (shǒu, hand) and 彐 (jì, snout).
Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation.
Words that use 扫
| 扫 | to sweep 用工具把地上的脏东西清理干净 保洁员一早把街道打扫干净。The cleaner came early to sweep the street clean. Lesson 331, 广厦新境与步步求索 · 文华流韵与笃行善道 · Cultural Heritage, Urban Integrity & Compassionate Action |
| 打扫 | to sweep and tidy 用扫帚等把地方弄干净整齐 周末我们要把整个院子打扫干净。On weekends we sweep and tidy the whole yard. Lesson 262, 家居清扫与细致严谨 · 市井百态与经世策应 · Civic Commerce, Everyday Chores & Community Life |
More characters with the radical 扌
All 105 of them, and what the radical means, on the 手 radical page.