浮 fú
- Strokes
- 10
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 孚 to brood over eggs
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
浮
fú
to float
Character
Example phrases
- 海面上浮着一层油污，环保部门立即展开清理。 Hǎimiàn shàng fú zhe yì céng yóuwū, huánbǎo bùmén lìjí zhǎnkāi qīnglǐ. A layer of oil pollution was floating on the sea, and the environmental department immediately began the clean-up.
- 小船浮在平静的湖面上，一动不动。 Xiǎochuán fú zài píngjìng de húmiàn shàng, yí dòng bú dòng. The little boat floated on the calm lake without moving at all.
- 一片树叶浮在水面上，慢慢漂向远处。 Yí piàn shùyè fú zài shuǐmiàn shàng, mànmàn piāo xiàng yuǎnchù. A leaf floats on the water and slowly drifts into the distance.
Related words
- 浮动 fúdòng to fluctuate; to float
- 浮力 fúlì buoyancy
- 浮现 fúxiàn to emerge; to surface; to appear
- 浮躁 fúzào restless; impetuous; impatient
- 飘浮 piāofú to float in the air; to hover
- 漂浮 piāofú to float on water or liquid
- 漂 piāo to drift
- 放飞 fàngfēi to fly freely
- 飘 piāo to float; light, airy
- 露 lù to expose, to reveal
- 滑行 huáxíng to glide, to slide
- 露 lòu to expose, to reveal