掃(sǎo)

11 strokes
Readingssǎosào
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Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
sǎo / sào
Meaning
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Strokes
11
HSK level
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Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 掃 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰扌帚

To use 扌 a broom 帚; 帚 also provides the pronunciation

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

扌shǒu帚zhǒu

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 掃 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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