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Word and Radical Components of 扫帚

The Chinese word 扫帚 is analysed below into its constituent words and the words into radicals. By seeing the breakdown of the word in this way you can more easily learn and recognise the word.


Component Pinyin Meanings
扫帚 1. Simplified form of 掃帚

扫帚 ⇨ 扫 + 帚
Component Pinyin Meanings
扫 1. Simplified form of 掃
帚 zhǒu 1. broom; broomstick

扫 ⇨ 扌 + 彐
Component Pinyin Meanings
手 shǒu 1. hand
2. expert; master
     高手 - master
3. -ist; -er
     歌手 - singer
4. convenient; handy; portable
     手機 - mobile phone
     手冊 - handbook
5. handwritten
6. (Min Nan) luck in gambling
7. (Mainland China Hokkien)
8. (Taiwanese Hokkien) hidden part (general)
9. (finance)
10. usage. In many varieties of Chinese south of the Yangtze River, 手 refers to the arm and hand collectively.
彐 jì 1. pig head/snout (the ancient version is 彑. But in nearly all the Chinese characters, it's a false friend since it represents a hand).
2. Variant of 雪
3. usage. Second-round simplification. Compare 云 and 电 from 雲 and 電.

帚 ⇨ 彐 + 冖 + 巾
Component Pinyin Meanings
彐 jì 1. pig head/snout (the ancient version is 彑. But in nearly all the Chinese characters, it's a false friend since it represents a hand).
2. Variant of 雪
3. usage. Second-round simplification. Compare 云 and 电 from 雲 and 電.
冖 1. cover
2. Variant of 冪
3. usage. As a component of other characters, 冖 can be referred to as 蓋頭 (Xiang).
巾 jīn 1. turban
2. a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief
3. (historical) piece of clothing worn on the head in China