扫

to sweep

broom

pig snout (Kangxi radical 58)

"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc

to clean / to sweep

to scan

to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low

to spoil things; to dampen spirits / to feel deflated; to be dispirited

broom

scanner (device)

to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime)

to root out / to wipe out

to sweep away / to sweep across

to rake with machine gunfire / to strafe / to machine-gun down

broom

scanner

to sweep / to clean with a brush / to sweep away (often fig.)

to clear off / to make a clean sweep of

to complete the last stage of work / to round off

campaign against pornography

to sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)

to sweep clean / to clean out

to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over

to wipe out illiteracy