飘扬 (piāo yáng) — to wave (in the wind), to flutter | TongTong Chinese Dictionary

Definition

Used for flags, hair, snowflakes etc. that wave or flutter in the air, carried by the wind. 招手 is a hand gesture; 飞 is the motion of flight itself.

verb

to wave (in the wind)to flutter

Examples

飘扬。
Tā de tóu fa zài fēng zhōng piāo yáng.
Her hair waves in the wind.
飘扬。
Gōng yuán lǐ de qí zi yíng fēng piāo yáng.
The flags in the park flutter in the wind.
飘扬，。
Xuě huā zài kōng zhōng piāo yáng, fēi cháng měi lì.
Snowflakes flutter in the air, very beautiful.

Origin

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

飘piāoflutter

飘扬 joins 'flutter' and 'rise' to mean wave in the air.

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 揚; 扬 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú

手手shǒuhand

Sound part声符shēngfú

昜

昜yáng揚

Same sound today

The traditional form 揚 uses 手 to show a hand-related action and 昜 to give the sound; the simplified 扬 is a later abbreviation.

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