掃

sǎo

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

How to write 掃, 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: To use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

Made of 扌 + 帚

打掃dǎ sǎoto clean; to sweep
掃描sǎo miáoto scan
掃興sǎo xìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
清掃qīng sǎoto tidy up; to mop up; a sweep (against crime)
掃帚sào zhoubroom
掃蕩sǎo dàng(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate
掃射sǎo shèto rake with machine gunfire; to strafe; to machine-gun down
掃地sǎo dìto sweep the floor; (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom; to be at an all-time low
橫掃héng sǎoto sweep away; to sweep across
掃把sào bǎbroom
掃描儀sǎo miáo yíscanner (device)
掃除sǎo chúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out

我找不到掃把了。
wǒ zhǎo bú dào sǎo bǎ le 。
I can't find the broom.
你把你的房間打掃好了沒有？
nǐ bǎ nǐ de fáng jiàn dǎ sǎo hǎo le méi yǒu ？
Have you finished cleaning your room yet?
她急忙地清掃了她的房間。
tā jí máng dì qīng sǎo le tā de fáng jiàn 。
She cleaned her room in a hurry.
莎莉要她的弟弟打掃浴室。
shā lì yào tā de dì di dǎ sǎo yù shì 。
Sally made her brother clean the bathroom.
他母親要他把浴室打掃乾淨。
tā mǔ qīn yào tā bǎ yù shì dǎ sǎo qián jìng 。
His mother made him clean the bathroom.