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Translingual
Han character
扫 (Kangxi radical 64, 手+3, 6 strokes, cangjie input 手尸一 (QSM), composition ⿰扌𫜹)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 418, character 14
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1831, character 11
- Unihan data for U+626B
Chinese
Glyph origin
Simplified from 掃 (elimination of 冖 and 巾) compare 妇 from 婦／妇 (fù).