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  sou3 sou2   jyutping
  sao3 {sao4} | sao4 {sao3}   pinyin
[1] sweep with a broom; clear away; clean [2] [v] exterminate; wipe out; weed out; mop up [3] sweepingly; totally [4] [v] paint (the eyebrows, etc) [5] [v] pass over to examine; sweep


[n] broom


Stroke count: 11
Level: 3
Radical: (#64)
掃 / 扫

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was last edited on 21st Dec 2007

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detail  sou3 baa2   = broom
detail  sou3 dei6   = to sweep the floor
detail  sou3 baa2 sing1   = comet; harbinger of bad luck
detail  sou3 ceoi4  sao3 chu2 = to sweep away
detail  daa2 sou3  da3 sao3 = to sweep; to clean up
detail  sou3 dong6   = clean-out, mop-up
detail  sou3 hing3   = feel disappointed
detail  sou3 miu4   = scan
detail  sou3 miu4 hei3   = scanner
detail  sou3 mou6   = to pay tribute to a (friend's or relative's) tomb for Ching Ming
See all 21 compounds


Showing 1 example containing 掃
detail 掃把! edit
Drive him out with a broomstick!

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