一切經音義 82.87

English (machine translation) 82.87

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82.87

Broom (pronounced 周酉 [zh- + -iu = zhiu]. The Shuowen jiezi says: "帚 is composed of 又 holding a cloth to sweep within the doorway; 冖 is pronounced 癸營 [k- + -weŋ = kweŋ]. In ancient times, Shaokang first made winnowing baskets and brooms, and also made sorghum liquor. Shaokang was Du Kang. 帚 is the sweeping broom of today." Writing it with the bamboo radical as 箒 is a popular character form).

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一切經音義 — 慧琳, Classical Chinese