飘落 (piāo luò) — to float down, to drift down (of leaves, snow,… | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

verb

to float downto drift down (of leaves, snow, petals, etc.)

Examples

飘落。
Shù shàng de yè zi suí fēng piāo luò xià lái.
The leaves on the tree float down with the wind.
飘落。
Xuě huā cóng tiān kōng piāo luò dào wū dǐng shàng.
Snowflakes float down from the sky onto the roof.
飘落，。
Huā bàn piāo luò zài hé miàn shàng, fēi cháng hǎo kàn.
Petals float down onto the river surface, very beautiful.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

“飘” means drifting, and “落” means falling; together they describe something drifting as it falls.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 飄; 飘 is its simplified writing.

票風飄

Meaning part形符xíngfú

風風fēngwind

Sound part声符shēngfú

票

票piào飄piāo

Same sound today

The traditional form 飄 uses 票 for the sound and 風 for wind; the simplified 飘 is a shorthand.

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

艹洛落

Meaning part形符xíngfú

艹Written in full as艸cǎo

Sound part声符shēngfú

洛

洛luò落luò

Same sound today

落 pairs 艹 with 洛; 洛 gives the sound, and 艹 relates to the meaning.

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