What is the name of the tool used with the broom?

The tool used with broom is called dustpan, pronounced dustpan, which is a shovel-shaped instrument for loading garbage.

There are two other explanations for the dustpan: first, it is made of rattan or peeled wicker and a large handful of bamboo sticks, which is a device for lifting rice and removing chaff; Second, it refers to dustpan-shaped fingerprint, a kind of fingerprint. Everyone's fingerprints are different. There is a closed circle in the middle, which is called "basket" (commonly known as "bucket" in folk). If the opening extends outward, it is called a dustpan.

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The types of dustpan are big dustpan, small dustpan and clean dustpan.

A clean dustpan is a small dustpan between a big dustpan and a small dustpan. It has no supporting angle and is mainly used for loading things. With the diversification of daily use, weavers also produce a variant dustpan. This dustpan is upright on three sides and open on one side. It has a tongue that spits out waste. This variant dustpan is called a basket, which has a foreign porcelain washbasin similar to what we use every day.

As far as capacity is concerned, there are big baskets and small baskets, and as far as shape is concerned, there are square baskets, round baskets and rectangular baskets. From the use point of view, there are steamed bread baskets, sewing baskets, dry cigarette baskets and so on.

The workmanship of the basket is simpler than that of the dustpan, but the craft is more exquisite, and a sketch process is added. There are flowers, birds, fish and insects painted on it, which are vivid and lifelike. Therefore, the basket is not only a daily necessities of family life, but also a folk art product. While developing its use value, it also gives it artistic vitality.