Keyword
to float
- to drift
- to flutter
- Frequency
- #2416
- Strokes
- 15
Readings
piāo
Mnemonic
风 (wind) gives the meaning and 票 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
飘
to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly
飘扬
to wave; to flutter; to fly
飘浮
to float; to hover; also written 漂浮
飘飘
to float about; to flutter (in the breeze); (dialect) gay guy; (Tw) ghost
飘逸
graceful; elegant; to drift; to float
飘荡
to drift; to wave; to float on the waves; to flutter in the wind
飘散
to waft (through the air); to drift
飘香
(of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
飘落
to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
飘飘然
elated; light and airy feeling (after a few drinks); smug and conceited; complacent
轻飘飘
light as a feather
飘零
to fall and wither (like autumn leaves); (fig.) drifting and homeless
飘然
to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed
飘渺
faintly discernible; indistinct; misty
飘动
to float; to drift
飘雪
to snow
风雨飘摇
tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable
飘忽
swiftly moving; fleet; to sway
飘移
to drift
飘摇
floating in the wind; swaying; tottering; unstable
邵飘萍
Shao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京报, executed in 1926 by warlord Zhang Zuolin 张作霖
飘带
streamer; pennant
飘舞
to fly up; to dance in the air (of snowflakes, flower petals etc)
飘拂
to drift lightly