扫描
sǎomiáo
to scan
Part of speech · verb
Pattern visualization
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Examples
- 请扫描这个二维码。Please scan this QR code.
- 医生用仪器扫描了他的大脑。The doctor scanned his brain with a machine.
Collocations
扫描仪扫描文件扫描二维码全身扫描
Mnemonic
扫 sǎo "to sweep" + 描 miáo "to trace, depict": to sweep across and trace out, i.e. to scan. Korean uses the loanword seu-kaen. 扫 is a polyphone: sǎo "to sweep" but sào in 扫帚 "broom". One scans a QR code, a document or the body.
Related
扫描仪二维码识别复印
Quick check
What is the original meaning of 扫 in 扫描?