流浪
Old HSK 6
流浪 (liúlàng) · to wander
流浪 (liúlàng) means “to wander; to roam; homeless”. It is written with 2 characters: 流 (to flow) + 浪 (breaker). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 流浪 is built
The characters
流 liú · to flow
What 流 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㐬liú — pennant
- 亠tóu — lid
- 丶 — dot
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 川chuān — stream
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亠tóu — lid
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 㐬 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
浪 làng · breaker
What 浪 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 良liáng — good
- 丶 — dot
- 艮gěn — blunt
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 良 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
他年轻时在外地流浪过几年。Tā niánqīng shí zài wàidì liúlàng guò jǐ nián.When he was young he drifted around for a few years.
我们收养了一只流浪猫。Wǒmen shōuyǎng le yì zhī liúlàng māo.We adopted a stray cat.
Questions about 流浪
What does 流浪 mean?
流浪 (liúlàng) means “to wander; to roam; homeless”.
How do you pronounce 流浪?
流浪 is pronounced liúlàng.
Which HSK level is 流浪?
流浪 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 流利liúlìfluent
- 流行liúxíngpopular
- 交流jiāoliúto communicate
- 潮流cháoliútrend
- 流传liúchuánto spread
- 流泪liúlèito shed tears
- 轮流lúnliúto take turns
- 川流不息chuānliúbùxīnever-ending flow (of people, traffic)
- 流露liúlùto reveal
- 流氓liúmánghoodlum
Learn 流浪 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 119: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.