Chinese Character Wiki
帚

zhǒu

broom

Pictograph of a broom.

Evolution

帚 Oracle script (~1250-1000 BC)

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)
帚 Bronze script Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)

Bronze script

Late Shang dynasty (~1100 BC)
帚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
帚 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
帚 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

帚  

zhǒu

broom, broomstick; broom

帚 (箒) 

zhǒu

variant of 帚[zhǒu]

Most common words with 帚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

扫帚

broom

帚

broom

笤帚

whisk broom

扫帚星

comet

敝帚自珍

a sentimental attachment

Component uses

Meaning component in 3 characters (2 verified)

歸 掃 埽

Sound component in 2 characters (2 verified)

婦 掃

Iconic component in 2 characters (2 verified)

婦 𠬶

Remnant component in 1 character (1 verified)

𠬶

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese

Middle Chinese

Pinyin

Gloss

*[t.p]əʔ

tsyuwX

zhǒu

broom


Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 1.2174% of movies

3239th most common character in movies

3630th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

8

Unicode

U+5E1A

Shuowen

“帚，糞也。从又持巾埽冂內。”


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