zhǒu

broom

Pictograph of a broom.

Character Evolution

Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Oracle form
Oracle Bone ~1250-1000 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Late Shang ~1100 BC
Bronze form
Bronze Early Western Zhou ~1000 BC
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Regular Modern

Component uses

Meaning (2 of 3 verified)

Sound (2)

Iconic (2)

Remnant (1)

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagarttsyuwX[t.p]əʔ broom

說文解字

《說文》:“帚,糞也。从又持巾埽冂內。”

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Baxter-Sagart
Historical images
Academia Sinica