扫描 meaning in English

sǎomiáo

to scan

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 掃描17 strokes

Meaning of 扫描

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

sǎomiáo
  1. to scan

扫描 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

汤tāng姆mǔ,你nǐ能néng教jiào玛mǎ丽lì用yòng扫sǎo描miáo仪yí吗ma?
Tom, can you show Mary how to use the scanner?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

扫 sǎo · to sweep · 6 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6

描 miáo · to copy · 11 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10
  11. 11

Related words

Words that share a character with 扫描.

描述miáoshùto describe; description
打扫dǎsǎoto clean; to sweep
描写miáoxiěto describe; to depict; to portray; depiction; portrayal
扫兴sǎoxìngto spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited
描绘miáohuìto describe; to depict; to portray
素描sùmiáosketch
扫除sǎochúto clean; to clean up; to eliminate; to wipe out
扫墓sǎomùto sweep a grave (and pay one's respects to the dead person)
清扫qīngsǎoto tidy up; to mop up
扫帚sàozhoubroom
扫荡sǎodàng(military) to mop up; to crack down on; to eradicate
扫射sǎoshèto rake with machine gunfire; to strafe

Questions about 扫描

What does 扫描 mean?

扫描 (sǎomiáo) means "to scan" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 扫描?

扫描 is made of 2 characters: 扫 (6 strokes), 描 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.

Is 扫描 an HSK word?

Yes. 扫描 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 扫描 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 扫描 is written 掃描.