扫

See also: 掃

扫 U+626B, 扫 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-626B ← 扪 [U+626A] CJK Unified Ideographs 扬 → [U+626C]

Translingual

Han character

扫 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 手尸一 (QSM), composition ⿰扌𫜹)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 418, character 14
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1831, character 11
• Unihan data for U+626B

Chinese

Glyph origin

Simplified from 掃 (elimination of 冖 and 巾) compare 妇 from 婦／妇 (fù).

For pronunciation and definitions of 扫 – see 掃 (“to clean with a broom; to sweep clean; to clear away; to exterminate; to eliminate; etc.”). (This character is the simplified form of 掃).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.