漂 piāo
- Strokes
- 14
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 票 bank note
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
漂浮
piāofú
to float on water or liquid
Characters in this word
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
Example phrases
- 洪水退去后，河面上仍漂浮着大量生活垃圾。 Hóngshuǐ tuìqù hòu, hémiàn shàng réng piāofú zhe dàliàng shēnghuó lājī. After the flood receded, a large amount of domestic rubbish was still floating on the river surface.
- 一片树叶漂浮在水面上，随着水慢慢移动。 Yī piàn shùyè piāofú zài shuǐmiàn shàng, suízhe shuǐ mànmàn yídòng. A leaf floats on the water surface, slowly moving with the current.
- 游泳圈能让小孩漂浮在水面上，很安全。 Yóuyǒngquān néng ràng xiǎohái piāofú zài shuǐmiàn shàng, hěn ānquán. A swim ring lets a child float on the water safely.
Related words
- 漂亮 piàoliang pretty; beautiful
- 漂 piāo to drift
- 漂泊 piāobó to drift; to wander from place to place
- 漂流 piāoliú to drift; to raft; driftage
- 浮 fú to float
- 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
- 气泡 qìpào bubble; air bubble
- 清澈 qīngchè clear; limpid; transparent