Memory phrase for the character: 扫

扫

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Meaning

to sweep, broom

Pronunciation

sǎo, sào

Explanation

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

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

Radicals

扌 handSimplification of this hand 手
彐 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.




 Vocabulary

扫描 sǎo miáo  to scan
扫帚 sào zhou  broom
 

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