zhǒu
broom, a tool for sweeping

Animated Stroke Order 帚

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Stroke Order Diagrams 帚

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
kōng
zhōng
chū
xiàn
le
měi
de
zhǒu
xīng

A beautiful comet appeared in the night sky

2
ma
yòng
sào
zhou
sǎo
yuàn
zi

Mom cleans the yard with a broom

3
zhè
ge
chuī
zhǒu
yòng
lái
shuā
guō
hěn
fāng
biàn便

This pot brush is very convenient for cleaning pots

4
yòng
sào
zhǒu
sǎo

I use a broom to sweep the floor.

5
yòng
sào
zhǒu
sǎo
fáng
jiān
huī
chén
dōu
sǎo
gān
jìng
le

Mom uses a broom to clean the room, sweeping all the dust away.

6
zhè
jiù
sào
zhǒu
suī
rán
yòng
le
hěn
jiǔ
dàn
sǎo
lái
hái
shì
hěn
shùn
shǒu

Although this old broom has been used for a long time, it still works well for sweeping.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes8
StructureTop-Center-Bottom
Frequency#2216
Zhuyinㄓㄡˇ
Components
UnicodeU+5E1A
CangjieSMB
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

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