xiǎn

筅

Character · NounTraditional箲

bamboo brush; broom

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

2 senses · 3 examples
1.

noun

bamboo brush or broom (used for washing rice or sweeping)

archaic

Variant character of 筅. Rarely used in modern Mandarin except in specific dialects or the compound 箲帚.

Gǔ古
rén人
yòng用
xiǎn箲
lái来
táo淘
xǐ洗
mǐ米
lì粒
 。

Ancient people used a bamboo brush to wash rice grains.

Zhè这
bǎ把
xiǎn箲
zhǒu帚
yòng用
le了
shí十
jǐ几
nián年
hái还
hěn很
jiē结
shi实
 。

This bamboo broom has been used for over a decade and is still very sturdy.

2.

noun

(in compounds) whisk; brush

dialect

Used primarily in the word 箲帚 (xiǎnzhou), referring to a kitchen whisk or small broom.

Chú厨
fáng房
lǐ里
de的
xiǎn箲
zhǒu帚
gāi该
huàn换
xīn新
de的
le了
 。

The kitchen whisk in there needs to be replaced with a new one.