扫帚 (sàozhou): broom

Measure Word

一把扫帚 bǎ

请拿扫帚把地扫一扫。

Qǐng ná sàozhou bǎ dì sǎoyīsǎo.

Please take the broom and sweep the floor.

扫帚放在门后面。

Sàozhou fàngzài mén hòumiàn.

The broom is behind the door.

mistakes

帚 is read as the neutral tone zhou (not zhǒu) in this compound. The standalone character 帚 is zhǒu.

memory

扫 (sweep) + 帚 (broom) = the tool you sweep with. The character 帚 shows a hand holding a broom-like object.

扫 sǎo

帚 zhǒu