浮 (fau4 pou4 | fu2) : float; drift

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浮

fau4 pou4

fu2

[1] float; drift; floating
[2] superficial; shallow; hollow
[3] frivolous; impetuous; unpractical
[4] exceed; be surplus; be redundant

Cantonese pronunciations: literary & most common [fau4], colloquial alternative [pou4]

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Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: 水 (#85)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

浮

This word has been viewed 11228 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:45

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浮動 fau4 dung6 fu2 dong4 = float and drift; unstable

虛浮 heoi1 fau4 xv1 fu2 = coxcombry; flighty, superficial

浮現 fau4 jin6 = emerge; ray; rise

浮面 pou4 min6*2 fu2 mian4 = surface

浮動匯率 fau4 dung6 wui6 leot6*2 = floating rate

磁懸浮 ci4 jyun4 fau4 = MagLev; magnetic levitation (as in trains)

磁懸浮車 ci4 jyun4 fau4 ce1 = MagLev train

浮誇 fau4 kwaa1 fu2 kua1 = boasting; exaggerating; flamboyant

浮雕剪影 fau4 diu1 zin2 jing2 = cameo silhouettes

懸浮 jyun4 fau4 xuan2 fu2 = suspend; to float suspended; suspension

磁懸浮列車 ci4 jyun4 fau4 lit6 ce1 ci2 xuan2 fu2 lie4 che1 = Maglev train, magnetic suspension train

浮躁 fau4 cou3 fu2 zao4 = over-active; impetuous; impulsive; restless; anxiety

浮雲朝露 fau4 wan4 ziu1 lou6 = floating clouds and morning dew; life is like an empty dream

輕浮 heng1 fau4 qing1 fu2 = frivolous, flighty, light; flightiness

漂浮 piu1 fau4 piao1 fu2 = float, hover, drift

浮沉 fau4 cam4 fu2 chen2 = sink and emerge

浮萍 fau4 ping4 fu2 ping2 = duckweed

浮游生物 fau4 jau4 sang1 mat6 fu2 you2 sheng1 wu4 = plankton

浮雕 fau4 diu1 fu2 diao1 = sculpture relief

幽浮 jau1 fau4 you1 fu2 = U.F.O., unidentified flying object; space ship

浮梁 fau4 loeng4 fu2 liang2 = Fuliang (place in Jiangxi)

浮山 fau4 saan1 fu2 shan1 = Fushan (place in Shanxi)

羅浮宮 lo4 fau4 gung1 = the Louvre

磁浮列車 ci4 fau4 lit6 ce1 ci2 fu2 lie4 che1 = maglev train

宦海沉浮 waan6 hoi2 cam4 fau4 huan4 hai3 chen2 fu2 = the ups and downs of official career

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