飘扬
Old HSK 6
飘扬 (piāoyáng) · to flutter
飘扬 (piāoyáng) means “to flutter; to wave (flags)”. It is written with 2 characters: 飘 (to float) + 扬 (to flutter). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 飘扬 is built
The characters
飘 piāo · to float
What 飘 is made of
- 票piào — bank note
- 覀xī — west
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 小xiǎo — small
- 风fēng — wind
- 几jǐ — small table
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乙yǐ — second
- 乂yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 几jǐ — small table
扬 yáng · to flutter
What 扬 is made of
- 扌shǒu — hand
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 二 — two strokes
- 昜yáng — bright
Origin hint: 扌 gives the meaning, 昜 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
国旗在风中飘扬。Guóqí zài fēng zhōng piāoyáng.The national flag is fluttering in the wind.
操场上彩旗飘扬。Cāochǎng shàng cǎiqí piāoyáng.Colored flags are waving over the sports ground.
Questions about 飘扬
What does 飘扬 mean?
飘扬 (piāoyáng) means “to flutter; to wave (flags)”.
How do you pronounce 飘扬?
飘扬 is pronounced piāoyáng.
Which HSK level is 飘扬?
飘扬 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
Learn 飘扬 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 136: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.