• 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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  • 702nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 209 words
  • Component in 4 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical
𠂎丿𠂇

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shè (she4)to shoot • to launch • to allude to • radio- (chemistry)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shè (she4)The component is pronounced as 'shēn' (shen1). It has the same pinyin initial.
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Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

射手 
射手座 

Uncommon

反射 
喷射 (噴射)
四射 
射击 (射擊)
射灯 (射燈)
射精 
投射 
折射 
扫射 (掃射)
放射 
放射性 
映射 
核辐射 (核輻射)
注射 
照射 
发射 (發射)
辐射 (輻射)

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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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