掃除

扫

掃

sǎo

除

chú

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

Characters and words in 掃除

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

除

chú = chu + Ø2

to get rid of / to remove / to exclude / to eliminate / to wipe out / to divide / except / not including

除 = 余 + 阝 : The pope is having Chantal Chicken drag him around in his sedan chair. Chantal Chicken is really annoyed by this and plans to get rid of him just as they pass the entrance of the space station.