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掃
掃
See also: 扫
Translingual
Han character
掃 (radical 64 手+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 手尸一月 (QSMB), four-corner 57027, composition ⿰扌帚)
References
- KangXi: page 436, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 12237
- Dae Jaweon: page 785, character 25
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 3, page 1908, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6383
Chinese
| trad. | 掃 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 扫 | |
Glyph origin
Ideogrammic compound (會意) – a 手 (“hand”) with a 帚 (“broomstick”).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ
- Wade-Giles: sao3
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sao
- IPA (key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: sou3, sou2
- Yale: sou, sóu
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou3, sou2
- IPA (key): /sou̯³³/, /sou̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: so
- Hakka Romanization System: so
- Hagfa Pinyim: so4
- IPA: /so⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu / sò
- Tâi-lô: sàu / sò
- Phofsit Daibuun: saux, soix
- IPA (Xiamen): /saʊ²¹/, /sɤ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /saʊ⁴¹/, /sɤ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /saʊ²¹/, /sɤ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /saʊ¹¹/, /so¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /saʊ²¹/, /sɤ²¹/
- (Hokkien)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇老切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sɑuX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sɑuX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sɑuX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sawX/ |
| Li Rong |
/sɑuX/ |
| Wang Li |
/sɑuX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/sɑuX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
sǎo |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 10985 |
| Phonetic component |
掃 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
㛮 |
| Old Chinese |
/*suːʔ/ |
| Notes | 同埽 |
Definitions
掃
- to sweep (clean)
- to clear away
- to exterminate
- to dart (one's eyes)
- total
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ
- Wade-Giles: sao4
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saw
- IPA (key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)+
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | I |
| Fanqie | 蘇到切 |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/sɑuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/sɑuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/sɑuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sawH/ |
| Li Rong |
/sɑuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/sɑuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/sɑuH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
sào |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 掃 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 10987 |
| Phonetic component |
掃 |
| Rime group |
幽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
喿 |
| Old Chinese |
/*suːs/ |
| Notes | 同埽 |
Definitions
掃
- broomstick. Only used in 掃帚 and 掃把.
Compounds
Derived terms from 掃
Japanese
Kanji
掃
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