漂浮
Old HSK 6
漂浮 (piāofú) · to float
漂浮 (piāofú) means “to float; to drift”. It is written with 2 characters: 漂 (to drift) + 浮 (to drift). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 漂浮 is built
The characters
漂 piào · to drift
What 漂 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 票piào — bank note
- 覀xī — west
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
Origin hint: 氵 gives the meaning, 票 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
浮 fú · to drift
What 浮 is made of
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 孚fú — to brood over eggs
- 爫zhǎo — claws
- 子zǐ — child
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Example sentences
河上漂浮着很多树叶。Hé shàng piāofú zhe hěnduō shùyè.Lots of leaves are floating on the river.
白云在天空中漂浮。Báiyún zài tiānkōng zhōng piāofú.White clouds drift across the sky.
Questions about 漂浮
What does 漂浮 mean?
漂浮 (piāofú) means “to float; to drift”.
How do you pronounce 漂浮?
漂浮 is pronounced piāofú.
Which HSK level is 漂浮?
漂浮 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 漂浮 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 136: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.