扫 sǎo
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 彐 snout
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
扫帚
sàozhou
broom
Characters in this word
帚 zhǒu
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 她把扫帚靠在门后，提醒清洁人员不要把它随意留在走廊中央。 Tā bǎ sàozhou kào zài mén hòu, tíxǐng qīngjié rényuán bú yào bǎ tā suíyì liú zài zǒuláng zhōngyāng. She leaned the broom behind the door and reminded the cleaners not to leave it casually in the middle of the corridor.
- 地上的落叶太多了，你快拿扫帚来扫一扫。 Dìshàng de luòyè tài duōle, nǐ kuài ná sàozhou lái sǎo yī sǎo. There are too many fallen leaves on the ground; quickly grab the broom and sweep them up.
- 这把扫帚用了很多年，毛都快掉光了。 Zhè bǎ sàozhou yòngle hěn duō nián, máo dōu kuài diào guāng le. This broom has been used for many years; its bristles are almost all worn off.
Related words
- 打扫 dǎsǎo to clean
- 扫 sǎo to sweep
- 清扫 qīngsǎo to sweep
- 扫描 sǎomiáo to scan
- 扫除 sǎochú to sweep away; to eliminate
- 扫墓 sǎomù to visit and clean a grave; to pay respects at a grave
- 扫兴 sǎoxìng disappointing; to spoil the fun
- 架子 jiàzi shelf; frame; airs; arrogance
- 绳子 shéngzi rope; cord
- 夹子 jiāzi clip; clamp
- 帘子 liánzi curtain; screen
- 纽扣 niǔkòu button