帚 zhou

broom, broomstick

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DEFINITIONS

帚 zhǒu
  • broom
  • variant of 帚[zhou3]

STROKES

帚 stroke order diagram
帚 stroke order animation

WORDS

扫帚 sào zhou broom
笤帚 tiáo zhou whisk broom; small broom; CL:把[ba3]
扫帚星 sào zhou xīng comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
掃帚 sào zhou broom
掃帚星 sào zhou xīng comet; jinx; bearer of ill luck
敝帚千金 bì zhǒu qiān jīn lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value; I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.
敝帚自珍 bì zhǒu zì zhēn to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own; a sentimental attachment
炊帚 chuī zhou pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
筅帚 xiǎn zhǒu (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
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