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piāo

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piāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
piāo | piao1
English translation
to drift, to float, to flutter

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About piāo

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Number of strokes

20

Traditional form

piāo

Contains the radical

fēng

Part of speech

Status morpheme / 状态语素 Zhuàngtài yǔsù

Learning hint

wind

Etymology of piāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

票風

Semantic compound

fēng

Phonetic compound

piào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. fēng represents the meaning and piào represents the sound. Simplified form of piāo .

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Words with piāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
piāo to float
飘逸 piāo yì graceful飄逸
飘扬 piāoyáng to wave飄揚
飘飘 piāo piāo to float about飄飄
飘飘然 piāo piāo rán elated飄飄然
飘荡 piāo dàng to drift飄盪
飘落 piāo luò to float down飄落
轻飘飘 qīng piāo piāo light as a feather輕飄飄
飘浮 piāo fú to float飄浮
飘忽 piāo hū fleet飄忽
飘渺 piāo miǎo as in a mist飄渺
飘然 piāo rán swiftly飄然
飘零 piāo líng (fig.) drifting and homeless飄零
飘散 piāo sàn to drift飄散
飘动 piāo dòng to float飄動
飘香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about飄香
飘舞 piāo wǔ to fly up飄舞
飘移 piāo yí to drift飄移
风雨飘摇 fēng yǔ piāo yáo (of a situation) unstable風雨飄搖
飘流 piāo liú rafting飄流
飘带 piāo dài streamer飄帶
飘摇 piāo yáo swaying飄搖
飘泊 piāo bó to rove飄泊

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