漂 (piu1 piu3 | piao1 piao3 piao4) : float; bleach; rinse; pretty

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漂

piu1 piu3

piao1 piao3 piao4

[粵] piu1 [國] piao1
[v] float; drift; sail; hover

[粵] piu3 [國] piao3
[1] [v] bleach; blanch; whiten
[2] [v] rinse; sluice; swill

[粵] piu3 [國] piao4
[adj] pretty; good-looking; handsome

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Stroke count: 14

Level: 2

Radical: 水 (#85)

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

漂

This word has been viewed 6296 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 7th Feb 2014 10:14

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北漂 bak1 piu1 bei3 piao1 = drifter (to Beijing)

漂亮 piu3 loeng6 piao4 liang5 = beautiful; pretty

漂白 piu3 baak6 piao3 bai2 = to bleach

漂白水 piu3 baak6 seoi2 = bleach

白水漂流 baak6 seoi2 piu1 lau4 bai2 shui3 piao1 liu2 = white water rafting

漂白業者 piu3 baak6 jip6 ze2 piao1 bai2 ye4 zhe3 = a bleacher (type of profession)

漂泊 piu1 bok6 piao1 bo2 = [v] to travel, to drift with no about as a vagrant

漂泊江湖 piu1 bok6 gong1 wu4 piao1 bo2 jiang1 hu2 = [v] to lead a vagrant life

漂移 piu1 ji4 piao1 yi2 = drift (as electrical, stunt driving maneuver, etc.)

港漂 gong2 piu1 gang3 piao1 = Hong Kong drifter
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