懂中文 Dong Chinese

飄

piāo

whirlwind

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

Components
風 meaning component

風  Meaning component

fēng

  

wind

票 sound component

票  Sound component

piào

  

slip of paper or bamboo

Evolution

飄 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
飄 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
飄 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
飄 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

飘 (飄) 

piāo

whirlwind, cyclone; floating; to float

Most common words with 飄
Freq.
Word
Meaning

飘

to float

飘逸

graceful

飘扬

to wave

飘飘

to float about

飘飘然

elated