掃

See also: 扫

掃	U+6383, 掃 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6383

← 掂
[U+6382]

CJK Unified Ideographs

掄 →
[U+6384]

掃	U+2F8BC, 掃 CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8BC

← 捨
[U+2F8BB]

CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement

揤 →
[U+2F8BD]

Translingual

Han character

掃 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手尸一月 (QSMB), four-corner 5702₇, composition ⿰扌帚)

Derived characters

𥲳

References

KangXi: page 436, character 14
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12237
Dae Jaweon: page 785, character 25
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1908, character 4
Unihan data for U+6383
Unihan data for U+2F8BC

Chinese

trad.		掃
simp.		扫

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (掃) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
掃	suːʔ, suːs
埽	suːʔ, suːs

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) – a 手 (“hand”) with a 帚 (“broomstick”).

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sǎo (sao³)
(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): so
(Meixian, Guangdong): sau⁴ / sau³
Min Dong (BUC): sáu / suā
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sàu / sò / sò͘
(Teochew, Peng'im): sao³
Wu (Wiktionary): sau (T2)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǎo
  - Wade–Giles: sao³
  - Yale: sǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sao
  - Palladius: сао (sao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³
  - Yale: sou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so
  - Hakka Romanization System: so
  - Hagfa Pinyim: so⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /so⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: sau⁴ / sau³
  - Sinological IPA: /sau⁵³/, /sau³¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: sáu / suā
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑu²¹³/, /sua³³/

Note:

sáu - vernacular;
suā - literary.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu
  - Tâi-lô: sàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: saux
  - IPA (Taipei): /sau¹¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sau⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung): /sau²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò
  - Tâi-lô: sò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soix
  - IPA (Taipei): /so¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /so²¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /so⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sò͘
  - Tâi-lô: sòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁴¹/

Note:

sàu - vernacular;
sò/sò͘ - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: sao³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sàu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sau²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: sau (T2)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔ³⁴/

Middle Chinese: /sɑu^X/

Rime
Character	掃
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	蘇老切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɑu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/sɑu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sɑu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/saw^X/
Li Rong	/sɑu^X/
Wang Li	/sɑu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/sɑu^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sou²

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*suːʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	掃
Reading #	1/2
No.	10985
Phonetic component	掃
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	㛮
Old Chinese	/*suːʔ/
Notes	同埽

Definitions

掃

to clean with a broom; to sweep clean
掃地／扫地 ― sǎodì ― to sweep the floor
to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate
(historical) to go on a punitive expedition; to stabilise (a political situation); to conquer
(of eyes) to sweep over; to sweep away; to dart a look at
(computing) to scan (a code)
to offer sacrifices and pay respect to a dead person at the tomb
to paint; to write
total; all; entire
(Hakka) to beat up somebody

Compounds

Derived terms from 掃

一掃／一扫 (yīsǎo)
一掃而光／一扫而光 (yīsǎo'érguāng)
一掃而空／一扫而空 (yīsǎo'érkōng)
五經掃地／五经扫地
名譽掃地／名誉扫地 (míngyùsǎodì)
大掃除／大扫除 (dàsǎochú)
威信掃地／威信扫地
打掃／打扫 (dǎsǎo)
拖天掃地／拖天扫地
拜掃／拜扫 (bàisǎo)
掃地／扫地 (sǎodì)
掃地俱盡／扫地俱尽 (sǎodìjùjìn)
掃地出門／扫地出门
掃地滔天／扫地滔天
掃地無餘／扫地无余
掃堂／扫堂
掃堂腿／扫堂腿
掃塵／扫尘
掃墓／扫墓 (sǎomù)
掃墓節／扫墓节
掃射／扫射 (sǎoshè)
掃尾／扫尾 (sǎowěi)
掃平／扫平
掃愁帚／扫愁帚
掃拂／扫拂

掃描／扫描 (sǎomiáo)
掃描器／扫描器 (sǎomiáoqì)
掃數／扫数
掃晴娘／扫晴娘
掃榻／扫榻
掃榻以待／扫榻以待
掃毒／扫毒
掃灑／扫洒 (sǎosǎ)
掃田刮地／扫田刮地
掃白／扫白
掃眉／扫眉
掃眉才子／扫眉才子
掃穴犁庭／扫穴犁庭
掃聽／扫听
掃臉／扫脸
掃興／扫兴 (sǎoxìng)
掃蕩／扫荡 (sǎodàng)
掃街／扫街 (sǎojiē)
掃街機／扫街机
掃視／扫视 (sǎoshì)
掃邊／扫边
掃門／扫门
掃除／扫除 (sǎochú)
掃除天下／扫除天下

掃雷／扫雷 (sǎoléi)
掃黃／扫黄 (sǎohuáng)
掃黑／扫黑 (sǎohēi)
摒掃／摒扫 (“piang-so”)
斯文掃地／斯文扫地
斷層掃描／断层扫描 (duàncéng sǎomiáo)
杜門卻掃／杜门却扫
橫掃／横扫 (héngsǎo)
橫掃千軍／横扫千军
汛掃／汛扫
淡掃蛾眉／淡扫蛾眉
清掃／清扫 (qīngsǎo)
灑掃／洒扫 (sǎsǎo)
犁庭掃穴／犁庭扫穴 (lítíngsǎoxué)
犁庭掃閭／犁庭扫闾
祭掃／祭扫
立掃千言／立扫千言
筆掃千軍／笔扫千军
綱常掃地／纲常扫地
閉門卻掃／闭门却扫
閉關卻掃／闭关却扫
間條掃描／间条扫描
闔門卻掃／阖门却扫
風驅電掃／风驱电扫

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sào (sao⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³, sou²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sào
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sào
  - Wade–Giles: sao⁴
  - Yale: sàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw
  - Palladius: сао (sao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou³, sou²
  - Yale: sou, sóu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou³, sou²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sou³, sou²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³/, /sou̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so
  - Hakka Romanization System: so
  - Hagfa Pinyim: so⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /so⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /sɑu^H/

Rime
Character	掃
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	蘇到切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sɑu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/sɑu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/sɑu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/saw^H/
Li Rong	/sɑu^H/
Wang Li	/sɑu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/sɑu^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sou³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*suːs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	掃
Reading #	2/2
No.	10987
Phonetic component	掃
Rime group	幽
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	喿
Old Chinese	/*suːs/
Notes	同埽

Definitions

掃

broom; broomstick
brush (noun)

Compounds

掃帚／扫帚 (sàozhou)
掃帚星／扫帚星 (sàozhouxīng)

掃把／扫把 (sàobǎ)
掃星／扫星 (sàoxīng)

鐵掃帚／铁扫帚
雞毛掃／鸡毛扫

Japanese

Shinjitai	掃
Kyūjitai [1]	掃󠄁 掃+`󠄁`^? (Adobe-Japan1)
	掃󠄃 掃+`󠄃`^? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji

掃

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

To sweep

Readings

Go-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
Kan-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)^{←さう (sau, historical)}
Kun: はく (haku, 掃く, Jōyō); はらう (harau, 掃う)^{←はらふ (farafu, historical)}

Compounds

掃除(そうじ) (sōji): clean, sweep up

References

“掃”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023

Korean

Hanja

掃 (eumhun 쓸 소 (sseul so))

Hanja form^? of 소 (“sweep”).

Compounds

소탕 (掃蕩, sotang, “rooting out; wiping out”)
청소 (淸掃, cheongso, “cleaning, sweeping”)

Vietnamese

Han character

掃: Hán Nôm readings: tảo, sẩu, tuể, xuể

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[1] “掃”, in 漢字ぺディア (Kanjipedia)‎ (in Japanese), 日本漢字能力検定協会, 2015—2023