• 1433rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 43 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. sǎo (sao3)to sweep
2. sào (sao4)broom

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

打扫 (打掃)
扫描 (掃描)
扫除 (掃除)

Uncommon

一扫而光 (一掃而光)
扫地 (掃地)
扫帚 (掃帚)
扫兴 (掃興)
扫荡 (掃蕩)
扫黄 (掃黃)
横扫 (橫掃)
清扫 (清掃)

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  • 1814th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. (mu4)grave • tomb • mausoleum

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for (mu4)The component is pronounced as '' (mo4). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for (mu4)The component is pronounced as '' (tu3). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

墓地 
坟墓 (墳墓)
盗墓 (盜墓)

Uncommon

公墓 
墓园 (墓園)
墓碑 
墓志铭 (墓誌銘)
扫墓 (掃墓)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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