漂

piāo
#1,566 most
frequent character
to drift
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

漂 has 氵, water, and 票 piào as the sound part. Read piāo, it first meant to float or drift. Read piào, 'elegant' was borrowed only for the sound. Read piǎo, it means to rinse or bleach, from washing in water.

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Example Sentences

小船在水面上漂。
xiǎochuán zài shuǐmiànshàng piāo 。
The small boat drifts on the water surface.
风把叶子吹得到处漂。
fēng bǎ yèzi chuīdé dàochù piāo 。
The wind blows the leaves to drift everywhere.
他像云一样在空中漂。
tā xiàng yún yīyàng zài kōngzhōng piāo 。
He drifts in the air like a cloud.

Words with similar meanings

浮fú
to float
This emphasizes being on the surface of a liquid without sinking.

Words Starting With 漂

漂浮piāo fú
"to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial"

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