(zhǒu)

8 strokes

broom

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zhǒu
Meaning
broom
Strokes
8
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿱彐⿱冖巾

A hand 巾 holding a broom with the head 彐 held up

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

chuīzhǒu

pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips

Open 炊帚 page →
tiáozhǒu

whisk broom; small broom; CL:把[ba3]

Open 笤帚 page →

lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value

Open 敝帚千金 page →

to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own

Open 敝帚自珍 page →

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