Usage of the character 帚
zhǒu
帚
[箒]
- variant of 帚 (zhǒu)
zhǒu
帚
[帚]
- broom
sàozhou
扫帚
[掃帚]
- broom
xiǎnzhǒu
筅帚
[筅帚]
- (dialect) pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
tiáozhou
笤帚
[笤帚]
- whisk broom
- small broom
- CL:把 (bǎ)
chuīzhou
炊帚
[炊帚]
- pot-scrubbing brush, made from bamboo strips
sàozhouxīng
扫帚星
[掃帚星]
- comet
- person who brings bad luck; jinx
bìzhǒuzìzhēn
敝帚自珍
[敝帚自珍]
- to value the broom as one's own (idiom); to attach value to sth because it is one's own
- a sentimental attachment
bìzhǒuqiānjīn
敝帚千金
[敝帚千金]
- lit. my worn-out broom, a thousand in gold (idiom); fig. sentimental value
- I wouldn't be parted with it for anything.