# 掃

| 掃 | U+6383, &#25475; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-6383 |
| ← 掂 [U+6382] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 掄 → [U+6384] |
| 掃 | U+2F8BC, &#194748; CJK COMPATIBILITY IDEOGRAPH-2F8BC |
| ← 捨 [U+2F8BB] | CJK Compatibility Ideographs Supplement | 揤 → [U+2F8BD] |

## Translingual
### Han character

掃 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手尸一月 (QSMB), four-corner 5702$_7$, composition ⿰扌帚)

#### Derived characters

* 𥲳

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 436, character 14
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12237
* Dae Jaweon: page 785, character 25
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1908, character 4
* Unihan data for U+6383
* Unihan data for U+2F8BC

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 掃 | *suːʔ, *suːs |
| 埽 | *suːʔ, *suːs |
Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意) – a 手 (“hand”) with a 帚 (“broomstick”).

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sǎo (sao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sou$^3$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhau$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): so
    (Meixian, Guangdong): sau$^4$ / sau$^3$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sáu / suā
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): sàu / sò / sò͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): sao$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$sau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sǎo
*** Wade–Giles: sao$^3$
*** Yale: sǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sao
*** Palladius: сао (sao)
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sou$^3$
*** Yale: sou
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sou$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sou$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sou̯³³/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬau³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so
*** Hakka Romanization System: so
*** Hagfa Pinyim: so$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /so⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: sau$^4$ / sau$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /sau⁵³/, /sau³¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sáu / suā
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑu²¹³/, /sua³³/
* sáu - vernacular;
* suā - literary.
* Middle Chinese: sawX
Rime :
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇老切 |
| Baxter | sawX |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /saw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /sɑu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sou$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*suːʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 10985 |
| Phonetic component | 掃 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 㛮 |
| Old Chinese | /*suːʔ/ |
| Notes | 同埽 |

#### Definitions

掃
* to clean with a broom; to sweep clean
    掃地／扫地 ― sǎodì ― to sweep the floor
* to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate
* (historical) to go on a punitive expedition; to stabilise (a political situation); to conquer
* (of eyes) to sweep over; to sweep away; to dart a look at
* (computing) to scan (a code)
* to offer sacrifices and pay respect to a dead person at the tomb
* to paint; to write
* (literary, or in compounds) total; all; entire
* (Hakka) to beat up somebody

##### Synonyms

* (to sweep):
* 劐 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 打掃 / 打扫 (dǎsǎo)
* 掃灑 / 扫洒 (sǎosǎ) (literary, or Min Nan)
* 掃除 / 扫除 (sǎochú)
* 摒掃 / 摒扫 (Hakka, Hokkien)
* 清掃 / 清扫 (qīngsǎo)
* (to eliminate):
* 免
* 免除 (miǎnchú)
* 刷 (colloquial)
* 削 (literary, or in compounds)
* 削除 (xuēchú)
* 去掉 (qùdiào)
* 去除 (qùchú)
* 報銷 / 报销 (bàoxiāo) (figurative, humorous)
* 屏除 (bǐngchú)
* 廓清 (kuòqīng)
* 打掉 (dǎdiào)
* 排解 (páijiě)
* 掃除 / 扫除 (sǎochú) (figurative)
* 排除 (páichú)
* 摒除 (bìngchú)
* 撤 (chè)
* 撤除 (chèchú)
* 消 (xiāo)
* 消弭 (xiāomǐ) (literary)
* 消解 (xiāojiě)
* 消釋 / 消释 (xiāoshì) (figurative)
* 消除 (xiāochú)
* 淘汰 (táotài)
* 清洗 (qīngxǐ) (figurative)
* 清除 (qīngchú)
* 破 (pò) (literary, or in compounds)
* 破壞 / 破坏 (pòhuài)
* 破除 (pòchú)
* 祛除 (qūchú)
* 罷 / 罢
* 翦落 (jiǎnluò) (literary)
* 肅清 / 肃清 (sùqīng)
* 蕩 / 荡 (dàng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 解釋 / 解释 (jiěshì) (archaic)
* 解除 (jiěchú)
* 鋤 / 锄 (chú)
* 鏟除 / 铲除 (chǎnchú)
* 除
* 除去 (chúqù)
* 除忒 (Hakka)
* 除掉 (chúdiào)
* 除開 / 除开 (chúkāi)
* 革除 (géchú)
* 驅散 / 驱散 (qūsàn)
* 驅走 / 驱走 (qūzǒu)
* 驅除 / 驱除 (qūchú)
* (total):
* 了當 / 了当 (liǎodàng)
* 俱備 / 俱备 (jùbèi) (literary)
* 全 (quán)
* 全備 / 全备 (quánbèi)
* 全部 (quánbù) (attributive)
* 加尼 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
* 十足 (shízú)
* 囫圇 / 囫囵 (húlún)
* 囫圇個 / 囫囵个 (húlúngè) (colloquial)
* 妥 (tuǒ)
* 完 (wán)
* 完備 / 完备 (wánbèi)
* 完全 (wánquán)
* 完具 (wánjù) (literary)
* 完整 (wánzhěng)
* 實足 / 实足 (shízú)
* 整 (zhěng)
* 整個 / 整个 (zhěnggè) (attributive)
* 整齊 / 整齐 (zhěngqí)
* 渾然 / 浑然 (húnrán)
* 滿 / 满 (mǎn)
* 齊備 / 齐备 (qíbèi)
* 齊備 / 齐备 (chiâu-pī) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
* 齊全 / 齐全 (chiâu-chn̂g) (Hokkien)
* 齊全 / 齐全 (qíquán)
* (to scan): (Cantonese) 嘟 (dut$^1$)

#### Compounds

* 一掃 / 一扫 (yīsǎo)
* 一掃而光 / 一扫而光 (yīsǎo'érguāng)
* 一掃而空 / 一扫而空 (yīsǎo'érkōng)
* 五經掃地 / 五经扫地
* 名譽掃地 / 名誉扫地 (míngyùsǎodì)
* 大掃除 / 大扫除 (dàsǎochú)
* 威信掃地 / 威信扫地
* 打掃 / 打扫 (dǎsǎo)
* 拖天掃地 / 拖天扫地
* 拜掃 / 拜扫 (bàisǎo)
* 掃地 / 扫地 (sǎodì)
* 掃地俱盡 / 扫地俱尽 (sǎodìjùjìn)
* 掃地出門 / 扫地出门
* 掃地滔天 / 扫地滔天
* 掃地無餘 / 扫地无余
* 掃堂 / 扫堂
* 掃堂腿 / 扫堂腿
* 掃墓 / 扫墓 (sǎomù)
* 掃塵 / 扫尘
* 掃墓節 / 扫墓节 (Sǎomùjié)
* 掃射 / 扫射 (sǎoshè)
* 掃尾 / 扫尾 (sǎowěi)
* 掃平 / 扫平
* 掃愁帚 / 扫愁帚
* 掃拂 / 扫拂
* 掃描 / 扫描 (sǎomiáo)
* 掃描器 / 扫描器 (sǎomiáoqì)
* 掃數 / 扫数
* 掃晴娘 / 扫晴娘
* 掃榻 / 扫榻
* 掃榻以待 / 扫榻以待
* 掃毒 / 扫毒 (sǎodú)
* 掃灑 / 扫洒 (sǎosǎ)
* 掃田刮地 / 扫田刮地
* 掃白 / 扫白
* 掃眉 / 扫眉
* 掃眉才子 / 扫眉才子
* 掃視 / 扫视 (sǎoshì)
* 掃穴犁庭 / 扫穴犁庭
* 掃聽 / 扫听
* 掃臉 / 扫脸
* 掃興 / 扫兴
* 掃蕩 / 扫荡 (sǎodàng)
* 掃街 / 扫街 (sǎojiē)
* 掃街機 / 扫街机
* 掃邊 / 扫边
* 掃門 / 扫门
* 掃除 / 扫除 (sǎochú)
* 掃除天下 / 扫除天下
* 掃雷 / 扫雷 (sǎoléi)
* 掃黃 / 扫黄 (sǎohuáng)
* 掃黑 / 扫黑 (sǎohēi)
* 摒掃 / 摒扫
* 斯文掃地 / 斯文扫地
* 斷層掃描 / 断层扫描 (duàncéng sǎomiáo)
* 杜門卻掃 / 杜门却扫
* 橫掃 / 横扫 (héngsǎo)
* 橫掃千軍 / 横扫千军
* 汛掃 / 汛扫
* 清掃 / 清扫 (qīngsǎo)
* 淡掃蛾眉 / 淡扫蛾眉
* 灑掃 / 洒扫 (sǎsǎo)
* 犁庭掃穴 / 犁庭扫穴 (lítíngsǎoxué)
* 犁庭掃閭 / 犁庭扫闾
* 祭掃 / 祭扫
* 立掃千言 / 立扫千言
* 筆掃千軍 / 笔扫千军
* 綱常掃地 / 纲常扫地
* 閉門卻掃 / 闭门却扫
* 閉關卻掃 / 闭关却扫
* 間條掃描 / 间条扫描
* 闔門卻掃 / 阖门却扫
* 風驅電掃 / 风驱电扫

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): sào (sao$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˋ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): sou$^3$ / sou$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhau$^1$ / lhau$^{4*}$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): so
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sào
*** Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sào
*** Wade–Giles: sao$^4$
*** Yale: sàu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw
*** Palladius: сао (sao)
*** Sinological IPA : /sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sou$^3$ / sou$^2$
*** Yale: sou / sóu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sou$^3$ / sou$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sou$^3$ / sou$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /sou̯³³/, /sou̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhau$^1$ / lhau$^{4*}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬau³³/, /ɬau²¹⁻²¹⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so
*** Hakka Romanization System: so
*** Hagfa Pinyim: so$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /so⁵⁵/
* Middle Chinese: sawH
Rime :
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇到切 |
| Baxter | sawH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /saw$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /sɑu$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | sào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | sou$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*suːs/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 10987 |
| Phonetic component | 掃 |
| Rime group | 幽 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 喿 |
| Old Chinese | /*suːs/ |
| Notes | 同埽 |

#### Definitions

掃
* broom; broomstick
* brush (noun)

#### Compounds

* 掃帚 / 扫帚
* 掃帚星 / 扫帚星
* 掃把 / 扫把 (sàobǎ)
* 掃星 / 扫星 (sàoxīng)
* 鐵掃帚 / 铁扫帚
* 雞毛掃 / 鸡毛扫

## Japanese

| Shinjitai | 掃 |
| Kyūjitai | 掃󠄁 掃+&#xE0101; (Adobe-Japan1) |
| Kyūjitai | 掃󠄃 掃+&#xE0103; (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho) |
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### Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)
* To sweep

#### Readings

* Go-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: そう (sō, Jōyō)
* Kun: はく (haku, 掃く, Jōyō)、はらう (harau, 掃う)

#### Compounds

* 掃除(そうじ) (sōji): clean, sweep up

### References

* ↑ “掃”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎ (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2024

## Korean
### Hanja

掃 (eumhun 쓸 소 (sseul so))
* hanja form of 소 (“sweep”)

#### Compounds

* 소탕 (掃蕩, sotang, “rooting out; wiping out”)
* 청소 (淸掃, cheongso, “cleaning, sweeping”)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

掃: Hán Nôm readings: tảo, sẩu, tuể, xuể
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