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

清
清
扫
掃
to tidy up / to mop up / a sweep (against crime)
横
橫
扫
掃
to sweep away / to sweep across
横
橫
扫
掃
千
千
军
軍
total annihilation
逐
逐
行
行
扫
掃
描
描
line by line scanning / progressive scanning
隔
隔
行
行
扫
掃
描
描
interlaced scanning
电
電
脑
腦
断
斷
层
層
扫
掃
描
描
CAT scan / CT scan
颜
顏
面
面
扫
掃
地
地
lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom / to be thoroughly discredited (idiom)
数
數
码
碼
扫
掃
描
描
a digital scan
秋
秋
风
風
扫
掃
落
落
叶
葉
lit. as the autumn gale sweeps away the fallen leaves (idiom); to drive out the old and make a clean sweep
超
超
声
聲
扫
掃
描
描
ultrasonic scan

Sentences with 掃

掃 currently does not appear in any sentence.