漂

piào
#1,566 most
frequent character
used in 漂亮[piao4liang5]

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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Same Characters, Different Readings

漂piāo
to drift
漂piǎo
to bleach

Homophones

HSK 2
票piào
ticket, ballot, bank note

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