Wei Collection, Upper Volume
Radical: Bamboo (zhú)
箒
Kangxi strokes: 14
Page 887, Entry 21
Pronounced zhou (rising tone). Meaning a dustpan and a broom.
According to the Genealogy of Generations (Shiben), Shaokang was the first to create winnowing baskets and brooms.
According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), Shaokang is the same person as Dukang, who is buried in Changyuan.
According to the Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Biography of Jia Yi: A mother brought a winnowing basket and a broom, standing and scolding.
Also the name of a type of bamboo.
According to the Bamboo Shoot Manual (Sunpu) by Monk Zanning: The Cloud-Sweeping Broom is a type of bamboo produced in Mount Lu. Its stem is as thick as a finger, the tip is slender, and the leaves are dense and emerald green like a broom. The local people gather it as a regional product to present to others, calling it the Cloud-Sweeping Broom.
Textual research: In the original text, the citation of the Book of the Later Han, Biography of Jia Yi, was referenced as the Policy on Peace and Order (Zhi'ance) by Jia Yi. It has now been corrected to the Book of the Later Han, Biography of Jia Yi, in accordance with the original source.