扫帚 sàozhou broom
How to remember 扫帚: 扫 sweep + 帚 broom = broom.
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How it is used
- A broom - 拿扫帚扫地 (ná sàozhou sǎodì) sweep the floor with a broom.
- Reading trap: here 扫 is sào (4th tone) and 帚 is neutral zhou. 扫帚星 (sàozhouxīng) means a jinx / comet.