漂 - piāo - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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漂

piāo

Definition

to float
to drift

Other pronunciations

漂	piǎo	to bleach
漂	piào	pretty elegant polished

Character Decomposition

Related words (20)

漂摇

piāo yáo

swaying; tottering; unstable

漂泊

piāo bó

to drift (in the tide); to rove; to lead a wandering existence; drifter; wanderer

to cross the ocean

to float on the current; to drift along or about; rafting

漂浮

piāo fú

to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial

drift

boulder

to drift

floating mine

(bird species of China) wandering tattler (Tringa incana)

message in a bottle

white water rafter; paddler; river runner

see 漂浮

running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)

fishing float

running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)

打水漂

dǎ shuǐ piāo

to skim stones; to squander; to spend but get nothing in return

洋漂族

yáng piāo zú

(lit.) ocean drifting people; job-hopping foreigner

continental drift

(bird species of China) grey-tailed tattler (Tringa brevipes)

Idioms (2)

血流漂杵

xuè liú piāo chǔ

enough blood flowing to float pestles (idiom); rivers of blood; blood bath

风雨漂摇

fēng yǔ piāo yáo

tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable

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