扫 (掃) sǎo

1. sǎo verb to sweep; to clear away
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: For example, 扫地 'sweep the floor' (CCD '扫' 1; FE 1 '掃' 1; Guoyu '掃' v 1; Unihan '掃'; XHZD 1 '扫' 1)
2. sǎo verb to exterminate; to wipe out
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 消除 or 消灭 (CCD '扫' 2; FE 1 '掃' 2; Guoyu '掃' v 2; Unihan '掃')
3. sǎo adverb totally
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CCD '扫' 4; FE 1 '掃' 3; XHZD 1 '扫' 3)
4. sǎo noun a broom
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (FE 2 '掃'; XHZD 2 '扫' 1)
5. sǎo verb to move right and left; to scan; to pass over
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: In the sense of 掠过 (CCD '扫' 3; FE 1 '掃' 5; Guoyu '掃' v 4)
6. sǎo verb to paint
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 涂抹 (FE 1 '掃' 4; Guoyu '掃' v 3)
7. sǎo verb to ruin; to corrupt
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 败坏 (Guoyu '掃' v 5)
8. sǎo verb to write
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 书写 (Guoyu '掃' v 6)
9. sǎo verb to wipe; mṛj
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: mṛj, Japanese: sou (BCSD '掃', p. 552; MW 'mṛj'; SH '掃', p. 350; Unihan '掃')

Contained in

• 古佛堂前风扫地 高山顶上月为灯(古佛堂前風掃地 高山頂上月為燈) The winds will sweep the floor of an ancient Buddha shrine; The moon will illuminate the peace of the most noble mountain.
• 搬柴运水明祖意 洗碗扫地悟禅心(搬柴運水明祖意 洗碗掃地悟禪心) Realize the Patriarch's intent through collecting wood and water; Attain the Chan mind through washing dishes and sweeping the ground.
• 云巖扫地(雲巖掃地) Yunyan sweeps the floor
• 净地何须扫 空门不用关(淨地何須掃 空門不用關) Why sweep that clean ground? There is no need to close the door of emptiness.
• 智水灭瞋火 仁风扫世尘(智水滅瞋火 仁風掃世塵) Extinguish the fire of anger with the spring of wisdom; Sweep away the world's troubles with the wind of benevolence.
• 净地何须扫 心门不用关(淨地何須掃 心門不用關) Why sweep that clean ground? There is no need to close the heart's door.
• 粪扫衣(糞掃衣) monastic robes
• 搬柴运水行脚去 洗碗扫地吃茶来(搬柴運水行腳去 洗碗掃地吃茶來) Collect wood, carry water, and travel by foot; Wash bowls, sweep the floor, and drink tea.

Also contained in

祭扫 、 扫把星 、 扫帚星 、 扫荡腿 、 各人自扫门前雪，莫管他家瓦上霜 、 扫盲 、 扫描仪 、 扫眉 、 打扫 、 隔行扫描 、 拂扫 、 扫黄运动 、 名誉扫地 、 洒扫 、 扫雷舰 、 扫黑 、 扫地 、 电脑断层扫描 、 扫黄 、 一扫而空 、 扫兴 、 超声扫描 、 横扫 、 一扫而光 、 扫街 、 逐行扫描 、 横扫千军 、 扫尾 、 影像扫描器 、 拜扫 、 扫雪车 、 扫除天下 、 扫瞄 、 扫描 、 清扫 、 扫视 、 扫雷 、 扫帚 、 扫把 、 扫雷艇 、 扫除机 、 扫码 、 扫除

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Truncated for common words

• Scroll 3 Zhu Jing Yao Ji 諸經要集 — count: 20
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Shan Fan Bu Que Xingshi Chao 四分律刪繁補闕行事鈔 — count: 20
• Scroll 38 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 20
• Scroll 3 Si Fen Lu Xingshi Chao Zi Chi Ji 四分律行事鈔資持記 — count: 17
• Scroll 13 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 17
• Scroll 2 Da Biqiu San Qian Weiyi 大比丘三千威儀 — count: 16
• Scroll 14 Mūlasarvāstivādavinayakṣudrakavastu (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye Za Shi) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶雜事 — count: 14
• Scroll 4 Mūlasarvāstivādabhikṣuṇīvinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Bi Chu Ni Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部苾芻尼毘奈耶 — count: 12
• Scroll 15 Sarvāstivādavinaya (Shi Song Lu) 十誦律 — count: 12
• Scroll 10 Mūlasarvāstivādavinayavibhaṅga (Genben Shuo Yiqie You Bu Pi Nai Ye) 根本說一切有部毘奈耶 — count: 12

Collocations

• 扫洒 (掃灑) 掃灑燒香 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 2 — count: 73
• 粪扫 (糞掃) 當以如棄糞掃止諍法止之者 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 35 — count: 47
• 扫箒 (掃箒) 象如掃箒 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 5 — count: 15
• 扫治 (掃治) 掃治令淨 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 29 — count: 9
• 扫拭 (掃拭) 掃拭宮殿安施妙座 — Fang Guang Da Zhuangyan Jing (Lalitavistara) 方廣大莊嚴經, Scroll 3 — count: 7
• 扫止 (掃止) 當以如棄糞掃止諍法止之者 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 35 — count: 7
• 净扫 (淨掃) 淨掃散華 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 佛般泥洹經, Scroll 2 — count: 6
• 扫中 (掃中) 於糞掃中拾取棄物 — Mahāratnakūṭasūtra (The Great Treasures Collection Sūtra) 大寶積經, Scroll 114 — count: 5
• 平治扫 (平治掃) 平治掃灑 — Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Mahaparinirvana Sutra) 大般涅槃經, Scroll 16 — count: 4
• 扫塔 (掃塔) 三塗掃塔寺 — Fenbie Shan E Bao Ying Jing (Śukasūtra)分別善惡報應經, Scroll 1 — count: 4