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CHINESE CHARACTER

piào

漂

漂

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elegant

Numbered pinyin
piao4
English meanings
to float, to drift, to bleach, elegant, polished

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 氵; right 票.

  • Left

    氵
  • Right

    票
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Meaning & sound clues

氵 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “water”.

票 is identified as the sound component (piào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 漂.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰氵票

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    piào漂zài在shuǐ水shàng上。

    Float on the water.

  2. 02

    shùyè树叶piào漂zǒu走。

    The leaf drifted away.

  3. 03

    shùn顺liú流ér而xià下。

    Drift downstream.

  4. 04

    qīng轻qīng轻piāo飘dàng荡。

    Drift gently.

  5. 05

    yōu悠rán然zìzai自在。

    Leisurely.

  6. 06

    xīn心kuàng旷shén神yí怡。

    Refreshing.

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