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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 扫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
扫 sǎo - to sweep (with a brush or broom)
- to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of
- to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan
扫 sào - (bound form) a (large) broom

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 4 4,782 4,387 3,163

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 扌 彐

Radical:

扌

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

Simplified form of 掃; to use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing 扫

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
打扫 3 4 2,991 9,530 6,114
扫描 - 7 3,597 6,136 9,301
扫 - 4 4,782 4,387 3,163
扫地 - - 8,279 22,151 13,231
扫兴 - 7 8,403 34,257 22,627
扫帚 - - 11,556 30,046 25,258
扫描仪 - - 12,047 - -
清扫 - - 12,283 14,301 22,684
扫荡 - - 13,479 21,982 22,565
横扫 - - 16,482 15,537 17,197
扫射 - - 17,655 22,241 31,144
扫把 - - 18,723 40,273 24,260
扫描器 - - 20,194 78,890 76,406
扫除 - 9 20,329 20,409 28,541
一扫而光 - - 31,497 46,215 36,801
扫尾 - - 32,516 50,954 59,193
扫黄 - - 32,711 36,574 28,313
扫墓 - 9 33,379 26,712 31,878
一扫而空 - - 36,065 48,595 45,617
扫视 - - 41,982 29,575 50,072
扫盲 - - 44,000 27,508 21,161
扫雷 - - 52,118 39,282 36,931
扫帚星 - - 55,513 - 104,072
扫雷艇 - - 88,358 - -
横扫千军 - - 91,963 77,111 68,417
扫黄打非 - - 97,082 43,521 63,361