帚(zhǒu): broom
8 strokes
broom
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- zhǒu
- Meaning
- broom
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- —
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 帚 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 帚 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 帚
Common words using 帚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order 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 →Related characters
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