Chinese Word: 飄 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

飄 (Simplified: 飘)HSK 5

Pinyin: piāo

English Definition: to float

Chinese Definition:
①随风飞动：飘扬。飘摆。飘散(sàn)。飘洒。飘逸(洒脱自然，与众不同)。飘溢(飘荡洋溢)。飘拂。飘忽(ａ．风云等轻快地移动；b．摇摆，浮动)。飘荡。飘泊(同“漂泊”)。飘渺(同“漂渺”)。飘摇。飘零(ａ．飘荡；b．漂泊，流落无依)。飘飘然。

Total strokes: 20; Radical: 風

Pictophonetic:票 indicates the sound; 風 (wind) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 票 [ piào ] bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
- 風 [ fēng ] wind; air; customs, manners; news

飄揚HSK 6	piāo yáng	to wave; to flutter; to fly
飄盪	piāo dàng	to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind
飄浮	piāo fú	to float; to hover; also written 漂浮
飄逸	piāo yì	graceful; elegant; to drift; to float
飄落	piāo luò	to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)

1		yún cai 云彩 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 piāo dòng 飘动。 Clouds are floating in the sky.
2		bīng zhā 冰渣 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 piāo 飘 zài 在 shuǐ miàn 水面 shàng 上。 Ice chips slowly drifted on the surface of the water.
3		tā 她 shēn cái 身材 miáo tiao 苗条， cháng fà 长发 piāo piāo 飘飘。 She has a slender figure and long hair.
4		duǒ duǒ 朵朵 yún cai 云彩 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 piāo dàng 飘荡。 Clouds drift in the sky.
5		shù yè 树叶 suí fēng piāo 随风飘 dòng 动， xiàng 像 shì 是 zài 在 tiào wǔ 跳舞。 The leaves sway in the wind, as if dancing.

1		yún cai 云彩 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 piāo dòng 飘动。 Clouds are floating in the sky.
2		bīng zhā 冰渣 huǎn huǎn 缓缓 piāo 飘 zài 在 shuǐ miàn 水面 shàng 上。 Ice chips slowly drifted on the surface of the water.
3		tā 她 shēn cái 身材 miáo tiao 苗条， cháng fà 长发 piāo piāo 飘飘。 She has a slender figure and long hair.
4		duǒ duǒ 朵朵 yún cai 云彩 zài 在 tiān kōng 天空 zhōng 中 piāo dàng 飘荡。 Clouds drift in the sky.
5		shù yè 树叶 suí fēng piāo 随风飘 dòng 动， xiàng 像 shì 是 zài 在 tiào wǔ 跳舞。 The leaves sway in the wind, as if dancing.