扫

sǎosào

to sweep (with a brush or broom); to sweep away; to wipe out

How to write 扫, stroke by stroke

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: a (large) broom

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

Made of 扌 + 彐

打扫dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
扫描sǎo miáoto scan
扫兴sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
清扫qīng sǎoto tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
扫帚sào zhoubroom
扫荡sǎo dàng(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate
扫射sǎo shèto rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
扫地sǎo dìto sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
横扫héng sǎoto sweep away; to sweep across
扫把sào bǎbroom
扫描仪sǎo miáo yíscanner (device)
扫除sǎo chúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out

打扫我们的房间吧。
dǎ sǎo wǒ men de fáng jiān ba 。
Let's clean our room.
每周二早上主妇用吸尘器清扫。
měi zhōu èr zǎo shàng zhǔ fù yòng xī chén qì qīng sǎo 。
Every Tuesday morning the housekeeper vacuums.
我让他扫地了。
wǒ ràng tā sǎo dì le 。
I made him sweep the floor.
你们俩真扫我的雅兴。
nǐ men liǎ zhēn sǎo wǒ de yǎ xìng 。
You two are really harshing my mellow.
北方的春天送来狂风扫路。
běi fāng de chūn tiān sòng lái kuáng fēng sǎo lù 。
Spring in the north sends gales to sweep the roads.