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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for:

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
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
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
- - 45,249 42,000 15,573

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

Radical:

Type:

Ideographic

Hint:

To use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

Other Words Containing

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo