掃

扫
掃
sǎo = s + ao3
to sweep
扫 = 彐 + 扌 : Socrates (s) is sweeping the aorta (ao3) using a broom (扫). There are big pig snouts (彐) lying around on the floor which he picks up using a toy claw (扌) because they are too big to sweep (扫).
扫
掃
sào = s + ao4
broom

掃 character breakdown

帚
zhǒu = zh + ou3
broom
扌
shǒu = sh + ou3
"hand" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 64), occurring in 提, 把, 打 etc
扌 = 二 + 亅 : Mnemonic symbol: a toy claw.
帚
箒
zhǒu = zh + ou3
variant of 帚[zhou3]

Characters with 掃 as component

掃 is not used as a component in another character.

Words with 掃

扫
掃
兴
興
to spoil things; to dampen spirits / to feel deflated; to be dispirited
扫
掃
荡
蕩
to root out / to wipe out
扫
掃
除
除
to sweep / to clean with a brush / to sweep away (often fig.)
扫
掃
黄
黃
campaign against pornography
扫
掃
视
視
to run one's eyes over / to sweep one's eyes over
扫
掃
盲
盲
to wipe out illiteracy
扫
掃
雷
雷
minesweeper (computer game)
扫
掃
黄
黃
打
打
非
非
to eradicate pornography and illegal publications
扫
掃
雷
雷
艇
艇
minesweeper
扫
掃
雷
雷
舰
艦
minesweeper
扫
掃
黄
黃
运
運
动
動
campaign against pornography
扫
掃
黑
黑
to crack down on illegal activities / to fight organized crime
扫
掃
眉
眉
to paint the eyebrows
扫
掃
码
碼
to scan a QR code or barcode
扫
掃
罗
羅
Saul (name) / biblical king around 1000 BC
扫
掃
荡
蕩
腿
腿
leg sweep
扫
掃
街
街
to sweep the streets / to canvas (for votes, sales etc)
扫
掃
除
除
天
天
下
下
to sweep away evil / to purge (the world of crime)
扫
掃
除
除
机
機
mechanical sweeper
扫
掃
雪
雪
车
車
snowplow

Sentences with 掃

掃 currently does not appear in any sentence.