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The character '扫' originates from the traditional form '掃', a compositional structure merging the hand radical '扌' with the component '帚' meaning broom, thereby directly representing the manual act of sweeping with that tool. Structural modifications resulted in the simplified form '扫', where the broom element was condensed into the component '彐'. Semantically, while retaining its fundamental association with physical cleaning through brushing motions, the character's application has expanded to encompass figurative meanings like removing obstacles, eradicating problems, or describing rapid, comprehensive movements as in scanning, indicating a gradual extension from literal to abstract contexts.
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我帮妈妈扫地。
我们一起打扫房间。
他扫描了文件。
我们周末大扫除。
别扫大家的兴。
士兵在扫雷。
他用新扫帚扫地。
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