漂(piāo)

HSK 214 strokes
Readingspiāopiàopiǎo

to float

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Character information

Pinyin
piāo / piào / piǎo
Meaning
to float; to drift
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 漂 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵票

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

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

Made of

氵shuǐ票piào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 漂 step by step

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

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Words with 漂

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

piào漂liang亮
HSK 2

pretty; beautiful

Open 漂亮 page →
běi北piāo漂

to migrate to Beijing or Taipei in search of better job opportunities; migr…

Open 北漂 page →
fú浮piāo漂

see 漂浮[piao1 fu2]

Open 浮漂 page →
piāo漂bó泊

(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor

Open 漂泊 page →
piǎo漂xǐ洗

to rinse (clothes)

Open 漂洗 page →
piāo漂liú流

to float on the current

Open 漂流 page →
piāo漂liú流píng瓶

message in a bottle

Open 漂流瓶 page →
piāo漂fú浮

to float

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亮北浮泊洗流瓶

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