扫
掃sào
#1,433 most
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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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