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掃
简 扫 · 繁 掃Characters in this entry
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Mandarin tones
3 · sao3
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
sou2 · sou3
Cantonese word readings for 掃. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
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- to clean with a broom; to sweep clean
- 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
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- broom; broomstick
- brush (noun)
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