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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
fú | fu2
English translation
to float
superficial
floating
unstable
movable
provisional
temporary
transient
impetuous
hollow
inflated
to exceed
superfluous
excessive
surplus
to drift, to float; mobile, temporary, unstable; reckless

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Number of strokes

10

Traditional form

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵孚

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

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这时 zhè shí 缓缓 huǎn huǎn de zài 树干 shù gàn 矮树 aǐ shù jiān piāo zhāo , yòu dào bèi 洪水 hóngshuǐ 淹没 yānmò de 陆地 lùdì shǎng .

Slowly now it floated among logs and brushwood and over the flooded land.

chūn yuè 抬头 tái tóu 看看 kàn kan 天空 tiānkōng ,浮想联翩 fú xiǎng lián piān .

Tilting her head skywards Spring Moon dreamed.

yòng jiǎo gōu Duàn 漂浮 piāofú zhāo de 木头 mùtou .

I reached for a floating log with my foot.

yòng 胳膊 gēbo tuǐ zài 水中 luàn huá , 这样 zhè yàng suī 可以 kěyǐ 漂浮 piāofú , dàn què 白费 bái fèi le 许多 xǔduō 力气 lìqi .

Hurling his arms and legs around wildly, he kept afloat but wasted much effort.

zài wǎng 远处 yuǎn chù jiù 什么 shénme kān jiàn le .只见浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù 之外 zhī wài shì líng 这个 zhè ge 数字 shùzì .

I cannot see more than that, except beyond plankton is the digit zero.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
to float
浮现 fú xiàn to come into view浮現
漂浮 piāofú to float漂浮 piāofú
浮云 fú yún fleeting浮雲
浮动 fú dòng unstable浮動
悬浮 xuán fú suspension懸浮
浮躁 fú zào restless浮躁 fú zào
浮肿 fú zhǒng swollen浮腫
浮标 fú biāo buoy浮標
轻浮 qīng fú frivolous輕浮
浮夸 fú kuā to exaggerate浮誇
浮华 fú huá ostentatious浮華
卢浮宫 Lú fú gōng Le Louvre, Paris Museum盧浮宮
上浮 shàng fú to float up上浮 shàng fú
浮雕 fú diāo relief sculpture浮雕 fú diāo
飘浮 piāo fú to float飄浮
沉浮 chén fú ebb and flow沉浮 chén fú
磁悬浮 cí xuán fú maglev磁懸浮
浮力 fú lì buoyancy浮力 fú lì
浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù plankton浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù
浮游 fú yóu to float浮游 fú yóu
浮桥 fú qiáo pontoon bridge浮橋

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Decomposition

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