浮(fú)

HSK 610 strokes

to float

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Character information

Pinyin
fú
Meaning
to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 6
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 浮 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵孚

In this compound, the meaning comes from 氵 (water); 孚 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

氵shuǐ孚fú

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 浮 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 浮

Common words using 浮 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

fú浮lì力
HSK 7-9

buoyancy

Open 浮力 page →
shàng上fú浮

to float up

Open 上浮 page →
xià下fú浮

downward fluctuation (of prices etc)

Open 下浮 page →
yōu幽fú浮

UFO (loanword); unidentified flying object; space ship

Open 幽浮 page →
rén人fú浮yú于shì事

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

Open 人浮于事 page →
xuán悬fú浮

to float (in the air etc)

Open 悬浮 page →
xuán悬fú浮wù物

suspended matter

Open 悬浮物 page →
chén沉fú浮

lit. sinking and floating

Open 沉浮 page →

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From 浮’s common words

力上下幽人于事悬

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