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帚
zhǒu
Description
"帚"是一种打扫地面的工具，常常和"扫"字放在一起，变成"扫帚"。
"帚" is a tool for cleaning the floor, often combined with the word "扫" to form "扫帚".
我们用它来把地上的灰尘和垃圾扫干净。
We use it to sweep away dust and trash from the floor.
Meanings
帚zhǒu
broom; besom (for sweeping)
他拿起扫帚扫地。
He picked up the broom and swept the floor.
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Notes
- Usage
rarely used alone; almost always appears in the compound 扫帚 (broom).
- Etymology
pictograph of a broom; also the semantic root in 妇 and 归.
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