扫

掃
sào
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(bound form) a (large) broom

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

扫 joins 扌 hand with 彐, now an empty part. 彐 is a shortened form of 帚 broom, so the picture is a hand and a broom. The first meaning is 'to sweep dirt away'. Read sào, it also means 'broom'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

扫sǎo
sweep, broom

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