| sǎo | to sweep |
| sào | broom |
| 扫 | to sweep |
| 扫兴 | to have one's spirits dampened to feel disappointed |
| 扫地 | to sweep the floor to reach rock bottom to be at an all-time low |
| 扫地以尽 | be swept clean; be swept out |
| 扫地出门 | sweep the floor; drive out; dismiss |
| 扫堂腿 | ground sweeping |
| 扫墓 | to sweep the tombs (of one's ancestors) the Qingming festival |
| 扫射 | to rake with machine gunfire to strafe to machine-gun down |
| 扫尾 | round off; wind up |
| 扫帚 | broom |
| 扫帚星 | comet; sweeping star; jinx |
| 扫帚病 | hexenbesen; witches' broom |
| 扫帚眉 | bushy eyebrows |
| 扫平 | put down; crush; suppress |
| 扫把 | broom |
| 扫描 | to scan |
| 扫描仪 | scanner (device) |
| 扫描器 | scanner |
| 扫描显微镜 | scanning microscope; flying-spot microscope |
| 扫描机 | a scanner |