"帚" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Radical
Radical
(Bushou)
Strokes 3
Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 彐冖巾
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Prononciation
Mandarin zhǒu
Entry Methods
Pinyin zhou3
Kanji /
Cangjie
SMBLB
尸一月中月
Sijiao 1722.7
Wubi VPMH
CNS 11643 1-4D2C
Encodages (hexa)
Unicode U+5E1A
GB2312 D6E3
BIG5 A9AA
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 zhǒu variant of 帚[zhou3]
Approximate Results for 帚
 sào zhou broom
 tiáo zhou whisk broom / small broom / CL:把[ba3]
 chuī zhou pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
 xiǎn zhǒu (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
 sào zhou xīng comet / jinx / bearer of ill luck
 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
 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.
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