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帚

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noun #85,748

Meanings

  1. 1 broom

Examples

拿把扫帚把院子里的落叶扫干净。
Ná bǎ sàozhou bǎ yuànzilǐ de luòyè sǎo gānjìng.
Grab a broom and sweep up the fallen leaves in the yard.
敝帚自珍，再破的东西主人也看重。
Bì zhǒu zìzhēn, zài pò de dōngxi zhǔrén yě kànzhòng.
Even a worn-out broom is treasured by its owner.

Tips

memory
帚 pictures a broom. It usually appears in 扫帚 (broom) and the saying 敝帚自珍 (to cherish one's own worn-out broom, i.e. to value something just because it is yours).

Components

radical
巾 jīn
cloth; bristles
The bottom 巾 (cloth) is the indexing radical, here standing for the sweeping head of the broom, the part that touches the ground.
semantic
彐 jì
hand gripping (top form)
The top 彐 depicts a hand gripping the broom handle, the part you hold while sweeping.
semantic
冖 mì
cover; cloth band
The middle 冖 is the binding or band that ties the broom's bristles onto the handle.

Stroke Order

帚 zhǒu