Memory phrase for the Kanji: 扫


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Meaning to sweep, broom

Pronunciation

sǎo, sào

Explanation

Left: hand , right: hand /, which was simplified from 掃 showing at the right a hand holding a broom .

Mnemonic


 
It is the hand that holds the broom: to sweep.

Radicals

hand
handTraditionally, the radical 58 has the meaning: pig's head, or pig's snout. The trainer always uses it as “hand”, i.e. as a variant of , which shows a hand with the fingers pointing to the left. This often appears to be etymologically justified.
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 Vocabulary

 扫描  sǎo miáo  to scan
 扫帚  sào zhou  broom
 扫帚  sào zhou  


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