飄 (piu1 | piao1 ) : float, drift

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飄

piu1

piao1

[1] float (in the air); drift; flutter; glide; hover
[2] self-satisfied; complacent

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Stroke count: 20

Level: 3

Radical: (#182)

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

飄 / 飘

This word has been viewed 6571 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 8th Jul 2009 20:46

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飄筏 piu1 fat6 piao1 fa2 = rafting

白水飄流 baak6 seoi2 piu1 lau4 bai2 shui3 piao1 liu2 = white water rafting

輕飄飄 heng1 piu1 piu1 qing1 piao1 piao1 = light

輕飄飄的 heng1 piu1 piu1 dik1 qing1 piao1 piao1 de5 = gossamer 國

飄渺 piu1 miu5 piao1 miao3 = dimly discernible; misty; faintly recognizable

飄逸 piu1 jat6 piao1 yi4 = [1] elegant; [2] drifting gracefully

飄忽 piu1 fat1 piao1 hu1 = 1. ephemeral; move swiftly; here on moment and gone the next 2. unstationary; always moving

飄零 piu1 ling4 piao1 ling2 = wandering, homeless, adrift

飄揚 piu1 joeng4 piao1 yang2 = wave; flap; flutter

飄蕩 piu1 dong6 piao1 dang4 = drift; wave; flutter
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Showing 1 example containing 飄

今天天空飄著朵朵雲國
The sky is filled with clouds today
[朵: do2 and doe2 are equally correct.]

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 飄
Unicode code for this character: U+98c4 (off-site link)

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