Dong Chinese dictionary

piào, piāo, piǎo

float

Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.

Components

氵 Meaning component

shui, shuǐ

water

氵 is a component form of 水.

票 Sound component

piào

slip of paper or bamboo

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

piào

float, drift; tossed about; elegant; polished

piāo

to float; to drift

piǎo

to bleach

Most common words with 漂

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