漂 (piāo) — to float, to drift
Definition
Means 'to float or drift' on water. Compared to its homophone 飘 (also piāo), which is for things floating in the air, 漂 is the on-water sense.
verb
to floatto drift
Examples
- 。Zhǐ chuán zài hé lǐ shùn shuǐ piāo.The paper boat drifts downstream in the river.
- 漂。Shuǐ miàn shàng yǒu jǐ piàn shù yè zài màn màn piāo.There are a few leaves drifting slowly on the water surface.
- 漂。Yí piàn luò yè piāo dào le hú zhōng yāng.A fallen leaf floated to the center of the lake.
Origin
Sound + meaning六书liùshū
形声xíngshēngMost characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.
漂 pairs 氵 (water) with 票, which gives its sound.
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