掃

sweep

掃 is composed of the BuShou of 手(hand) and 帚(broom). 帚 depicts a hand holding a broom, 手 implies taking action, so 掃 means the action of sweeping the ground by broom.

Vocabulary of 掃

掃描 (to scan)掃除 (to sweep away)
打掃 (to clean)

Classification

Related Characters:

ability 4手hand 5扑tap 5打

hit 5扔throw 6扛

carry on shoulder 6扦poke 6扞

defend 6托support 7扶support 7抗

skill 7扭twist 7批

criticize 7抒relieve 7折bend 7抄seize 7扳

climb 7投throw 7抓grab 7抑restrain 7扼grip 8拑

develop 8抱hug 8抵resist 8承carry 8拄

draw out 8披shawl 8拔pull 8拇thumb 8拒

resist 8拂brush 8拍

break 8抬lift 8抨

impeach 8招beckon 8拖

bright 9持grasp 9拮pressed 9指

finger 9按press 9拴tie 9拯aid 9拏hold 9拷examine under torture 9括include 9拱arch 9挺

straighten 9拭wipe 10挾

hold between 10捕catch 10捆bunch 10振shake 10捍

defend 10挽pull 10拳

fist 10捂oppose 11授grant 11接receive 11掏draw out 11掃sweep 11掛

suffer 11掇pick 11掠

rob 11掖help 11控

control 11探explore 11採pick 11捲

roll 11掂estimate 12握grasp 12插insert 12揮sway 12援pull 12揚raise 12揉rub 12掔grab 12搜search 12掰break 12換

change 12揜cover 12提lift 13搞

carry on shoulder 13掌

palm 13損decrease 13搶create 13搭connect 13捨

give up 13摸touch 13搬move 14摘pick 14摹imitate 15撻flog 15撥push 15撮

pick by fingers 15播

sow 15撞strike 15撬pry 15撫caress 15撓

resist 16操control 16據depend 16擇select 16擂beat 16擒capture 16撿pick up 16擅usurp 16擭trap 17擦wipe 17鴿pigeon 17擊hit 17擎raise 18擾disturb 18擺

arrange 20攖disturb