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漂
piào
1. elegant
2. polished
Common • Top 11% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

漂
piào
to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
HSK 1 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

黄漂
huángpiāo
running the Yellow river or Huanghe (as a dare-devil sport)
漂浮
piāofú
to float
HSK 6
漂白
piǎobái
to bleach
漂砾
piāolì
boulder
漂移
piāoyí
drift (electrical)
漂荡
piāodàng
variant of [[飄盪|飘荡<piāodàng>]]
漂游
piāoyóu
drift
漂零
piāolíng
variant of [[飄零|飘零<piāolíng>]]
漂雷
piāoléi
floating mine
漂鹬
piāoyù
(Chinese bird species) wandering tattler (Tringa incana)
长漂
chángpiāo
running the Changjiang or Yangtze river (as a dare-devil sport)
北漂
Běipiāo
migrant worker living and working in Beijing without a residence permit
浮漂
fúpiāo
see [[漂浮<piāofú>]]
漂亮
piàoliang
pretty
HSK 1
漂摇
piāoyáo
swaying
漂染
piǎorǎn
to bleach and dye
漂泊
piāobó
to drift (in the tide)
漂洋
piāoyáng
to cross the ocean
漂洗
piǎoxǐ
to rinse (clothes)
漂流
piāoliú
to float on the current

Alternate Entries

漂
piāo
to float / to drift
漂
piǎo
to bleach

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
1,567
Word Frequency Rank
9,027 of 84,292