Read Edit View history 扫 sǎosào HSK4 sweep Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Basic Details Gloss Iconic Gloss Original Meaning Hint Simplified form of 掃. Depicts using a hand (扌) sweeping with a broom (帚). Pinyin Separate values with commas sǎo ×sào × Add Simplified Variants Separate values with commas Add Traditional Variants Separate values with commas 掃 × Add Variant Of Components Character ◎ Hint 扌 is a component form of 手. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 扫 Simp strokes 扫 Trad strokes Character ◎ Hint Shorthand for the 帚 component in the traditional character 掃. Type meaning sound iconic remnant simplified deleted distinguishing unknown Old pronunciation From original meaning Glyph changed 扫 Simp strokes 扫 Trad strokes + Add component Stroke Data 扫 Stroke Data (Simp) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 132, 544 ], [ 151, 539 ], [ 199, 542 ], [ 360, 584 ], [ 429, 590 ] ], [ [ 284, 790 ], [ 324, 759 ], [ 329, 745 ], [ 315, 412 ], [ 316, 113 ], [ 310, 83 ], [ 293, 52 ], [ 262, 61 ], [ 169, 107 ] ], [ [ 53, 222 ], [ 105, 219 ], [ 198, 288 ], [ 406, 425 ] ], [ [ 483, 509 ], [ 522, 503 ], [ 542, 506 ], [ 757, 553 ], [ 790, 542 ], [ 815, 514 ], [ 765, 224 ], [ 736, 196 ] ], [ [ 439, 323 ], [ 481, 316 ], [ 666, 349 ], [ 714, 344 ] ], [ [ 455, 135 ], [ 487, 128 ], [ 751, 163 ], [ 787, 162 ], [ 818, 151 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 343 550 Q 367 557 393 563 Q 430 573 436 579 Q 445 588 440 596 Q 433 608 402 614 Q 374 618 345 607 L 297 589 Q 174 559 140 554 Q 103 547 131 531 Q 170 510 243 527 Q 267 533 296 539 L 343 550 Z", "M 291 327 Q 290 239 288 127 Q 287 105 274 95 Q 265 88 243 95 Q 216 102 192 107 Q 161 119 163 109 Q 164 102 184 88 Q 248 39 266 10 Q 285 -23 302 -24 Q 315 -25 330 8 Q 346 51 345 122 Q 339 243 339 363 L 339 395 Q 339 473 343 550 L 345 607 Q 345 680 364 742 Q 380 770 328 793 Q 297 812 277 805 Q 261 799 275 777 Q 296 750 297 718 Q 298 702 297 589 L 296 539 Q 295 469 292 368 L 291 327 Z", "M 292 368 Q 49 233 47 226 Q 46 217 60 204 Q 79 189 100 181 Q 116 177 126 189 Q 202 261 291 327 L 339 363 Q 358 379 380 392 Q 402 405 412 420 Q 419 433 408 432 Q 395 431 339 395 L 292 368 Z", "M 788 188 Q 819 416 863 504 Q 875 517 869 530 Q 860 548 792 576 Q 773 583 757 578 Q 637 545 488 520 Q 463 516 474 501 Q 489 488 510 484 Q 537 477 556 487 Q 739 538 757 526 Q 770 519 771 485 Q 761 362 728 188 C 722 159 784 158 788 188 Z", "M 444 333 Q 416 329 438 312 Q 472 287 499 294 Q 577 312 706 330 Q 716 329 725 342 Q 726 354 703 363 Q 675 384 581 356 Q 578 356 576 355 Q 564 354 444 333 Z", "M 728 188 Q 577 157 459 147 Q 434 146 449 124 Q 456 114 468 109 Q 481 105 496 108 Q 596 127 812 140 Q 825 141 827 151 Q 828 161 792 186 Q 791 187 788 188 L 728 188 Z" ] } 6 strokes 扫 Stroke Data (Trad) — JSON { "source": "dong", "medians": [ [ [ 132, 544 ], [ 151, 539 ], [ 199, 542 ], [ 360, 584 ], [ 429, 590 ] ], [ [ 284, 790 ], [ 324, 759 ], [ 329, 745 ], [ 315, 412 ], [ 316, 113 ], [ 310, 83 ], [ 293, 52 ], [ 262, 61 ], [ 169, 107 ] ], [ [ 53, 222 ], [ 105, 219 ], [ 198, 288 ], [ 406, 425 ] ], [ [ 483, 509 ], [ 522, 503 ], [ 542, 506 ], [ 757, 553 ], [ 790, 542 ], [ 815, 514 ], [ 765, 224 ], [ 736, 196 ] ], [ [ 439, 323 ], [ 481, 316 ], [ 666, 349 ], [ 714, 344 ] ], [ [ 455, 135 ], [ 487, 128 ], [ 751, 163 ], [ 787, 162 ], [ 818, 151 ] ] ], "strokes": [ "M 343 550 Q 367 557 393 563 Q 430 573 436 579 Q 445 588 440 596 Q 433 608 402 614 Q 374 618 345 607 L 297 589 Q 174 559 140 554 Q 103 547 131 531 Q 170 510 243 527 Q 267 533 296 539 L 343 550 Z", "M 291 327 Q 290 239 288 127 Q 287 105 274 95 Q 265 88 243 95 Q 216 102 192 107 Q 161 119 163 109 Q 164 102 184 88 Q 248 39 266 10 Q 285 -23 302 -24 Q 315 -25 330 8 Q 346 51 345 122 Q 339 243 339 363 L 339 395 Q 339 473 343 550 L 345 607 Q 345 680 364 742 Q 380 770 328 793 Q 297 812 277 805 Q 261 799 275 777 Q 296 750 297 718 Q 298 702 297 589 L 296 539 Q 295 469 292 368 L 291 327 Z", "M 292 368 Q 49 233 47 226 Q 46 217 60 204 Q 79 189 100 181 Q 116 177 126 189 Q 202 261 291 327 L 339 363 Q 358 379 380 392 Q 402 405 412 420 Q 419 433 408 432 Q 395 431 339 395 L 292 368 Z", "M 788 188 Q 819 416 863 504 Q 875 517 869 530 Q 860 548 792 576 Q 773 583 757 578 Q 637 545 488 520 Q 463 516 474 501 Q 489 488 510 484 Q 537 477 556 487 Q 739 538 757 526 Q 770 519 771 485 Q 761 362 728 188 C 722 159 784 158 788 188 Z", "M 444 333 Q 416 329 438 312 Q 472 287 499 294 Q 577 312 706 330 Q 716 329 725 342 Q 726 354 703 363 Q 675 384 581 356 Q 578 356 576 355 Q 564 354 444 333 Z", "M 728 188 Q 577 157 459 147 Q 434 146 449 124 Q 456 114 468 109 Q 481 105 496 108 Q 596 127 812 140 Q 825 141 827 151 Q 828 161 792 186 Q 791 187 788 188 L 728 188 Z" ] } 6 strokes Historical Pronunciations No items. + Add historical pronunciation Sources No sources. 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