飘
to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
15 strokes
Dict coverage rank #1,521 U+98D8
How 飘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
风 (semantic, “wind”) + 票 (phonetic, piào)
How to remember it
flutter · Heisig RSH #2617
票 ticket + windstorm
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 票
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 票 (piào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 票 sound component | piào | bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper |
| 标 | biāo | mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize |
| 漂 | piāo | to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach |
| 瓢 | piáo | a ladle made from a dried gourd |
| 膘 | biāo | sfat; rump |
| 镖 | biāo | spear, harpoon, dart; to escort |
| 嫖 | piáo | to patronize a prostitute; to frequent |
| 嘌 | piào | fast, speedy |
| 缥 | piǎo | dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil |
| 剽 | piāo | to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick |
| 螵 | piāo | chrysalis |
| 鳔 | biào | swim bladder |
| 摽 | biāo | to sign, to signal; to throw |
| 瘭 | biāo | whitlow |
| 瞟 | piǎo | to squint, to glare, to look askance |
| 骠 | piào | charger, steed; swift, valiant |
Words containing 飘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 飘洋过海 | piāo yáng guò hǎi | variant of 漂洋過海|漂洋过海[piao1 yang2 guo4 hai3] |
| 空中飘浮 | kōng zhōng piāo fú | to float in the air |
| 四海飘零 | sì hǎi piāo líng | drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom) |
| 飘海 | piāo hǎi | to go abroad |
| 飘动 | piāo dòng | to float; to drift |
| 发飘 | fā piāo | to feel shaky; to feel wobbly |
| 飘风 | piāo fēng | whirlwind; stormy wind |
| 风雨飘摇 | fēng yǔ piāo yáo | tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable |
| 阿飘 | ā piāo | (coll.) ghost (Tw) |
| 飘流 | piāo liú | variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2] |
| 飘然 | piāo rán | to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed |
| 飘忽不定 | piāo hū bù dìng | to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic |
| 飘香 | piāo xiāng | (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as wel… |
| 飘带 | piāo dài | streamer; pennant |
| 飘落 | piāo luò | to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc) |
| 飘洋 | piāo yáng | variant of 漂洋[piao1 yang2] |
| 迎风飘舞 | yíng fēng piāo wǔ | to flutter in the wind |
| 飘雪 | piāo xuě | to snow |
| 飘散 | piāo sàn | to waft (through the air); to drift |
| 椰林飘香 | yē lín piāo xiāng | piña colada |