TSUMUGU · B1 · 字
掃
掃 ＝ 扌 ＋ 帚
ㄙㄠˇ · sǎo
verb — to sweep; to clear away, wipe out
字源 FORM — what the parts do
扌義the hand that does the work
帚義a broom — bristles bound to a handle
A hand (扌) and a broom (帚): to sweep. The older graph was 埽, broom over earth (土) — sweeping dirt away; the earth wore off and a hand took its place. From clearing a floor came clearing anything: 掃除、掃光、掃描.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
手（扌）握住掃帚（帚），一下一下，地上乾淨了。
The hand (扌) grips the broom (帚) and works it across the floor until the floor is clean.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)掃地— to sweep the floor常用
→掃除、掃光— to clear away, wipe out常用
⇒掃描— to scan — to sweep a beam across
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension
關 · Related
婦＝ 女 ＋ fùthe lookalike — both hold the broom ; 婦 sets a woman (女) beside it, 掃 a hand ()帚zhǒuthe broom itself, standing alone