横扫 Chinese English dictionary 横扫 translate 横扫 pinyin

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横扫

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
横扫 héngsǎo	横扫 \| 横扫* \| *横扫	to sweep away / to sweep across	橫掃

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Character		Tot Str Rad / Str	Mandarin Pīnyīn	Unihan Definition standalone and in compounds	Jyutping Cantonese	Variant Four corner Cangjie
横	横 \| 横* \| *横	15画木 + 11	héng, hèng, guāng, huáng, huàng	across	waang4	橫 4498.6 DTLC


扫	扫 \| 扫* \| *扫	6画手扌 + 3	sǎo, sào	sweep, clear away; exterminate	sou3	掃 5707 QSM

Word decomposition:

Simplified		English Definition
横扫 héngsǎo	横扫 \| 横扫* \| *横扫	to sweep away / to sweep across


横 héng	横 \| 横* \| *横	horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent


横 hèng	横 \| 横* \| *横	harsh and unreasonable / unexpected


扫　sǎo	扫 \| 扫* \| *扫	to sweep (with a brush or broom) / to sweep away; to wipe out; to get rid of / to sweep (one's eyes etc) over; to scan


扫　sào	扫 \| 扫* \| *扫	(bound form) a (large) broom