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sweep

HSK 10
sào
ソウ、シュ
は.く
To sweep 帚 away dirt 土
Components
earth+ broom =
sweep
Meaning component
earth
soil, earth
Meaning component
zhǒu broom
variant of 帚[zhǒu]
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[sào]
dike; old variant of 掃|扫[sào]
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