一切經音義 53.139

53.139

埽帚 (the first character is su + zao fan; the Guangya says: "埽 means to sweep away"; the Shuowen says it is formed with 'earth' [土] with zhou [帚] as phonetic; written in the sūtra as 掃, which is a popular variant; the second character is zhou + liu fan; the Shiben says: "Shaokang invented the broom"; Gu Yewang says: "A broom is an implement for sweeping away filth and dirt"; the Shuowen says it is formed with 'hand' [又] holding a cloth [巾] sweeping inside a vessel [口]; written in the sūtra text with 'bamboo' [竹] as 箒, which is a popular character).