Common Meanings
1
sào埽
A type of fascine or gabion, made of bundled branches, stalks, and stones, used in river engineering to protect embankments and block waterways.
治河时，工匠们会用坚固的埽来加固河堤。
During river management, artisans use sturdy fascines to reinforce the river banks.
A dike or revetment made of sorghum stalks.
农民们用秫秸修筑了埽，以防止洪水侵蚀农田。
Farmers built dikes with sorghum stalks to prevent floods from eroding farmland.
2
sǎo埽
Same as '扫' (sǎo), meaning to sweep or clean.
小明把院子埽得很干净。
Xiaoming swept the yard very clean.