飄
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piāo · to drift, to float, to flutter

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20Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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風Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 飄

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Example sentences

Notice where 飄 sits in each complete thought.

Tā shì shì shàng dìyī gè zài tài kōng zhōng piāo fú de rén.他是世上第一個在太空中飄浮的人。

He was the first man to float in space.

Source: Tatoeba #1132256 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Yí piàn yi piàn de bái yún zài shàng kōng piāo guò.一片一片的白雲在上空飄過。

Fluffy white clouds drift across the sky one by one.

Source: Tatoeba #430248 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Bǐ ěr, rú guǒ nǐ gēn wǒ lái, nǐ yě huì piāo.比爾,如果你跟我來,你也會飄。

Bill, if you'll come with me, you'll float, too.

Source: Tatoeba #6309906 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ jiàn dào yí piàn bái yún zài kōng zhōng piāo guò.我見到一片白雲在空中飄過。

I saw a white cloud drifting across the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #337300 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā de yì tóu jīn fà zài xià rì de wēi fēng zhōng piāo dàng.她的一頭金髮在夏日的微風中飄蕩。

Her golden hair floats in the summer breeze.

Source: Tatoeba #1401749 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tiān kōng zhōng piāo guò yì duǒ yún.天空中飄過一朵雲。

A cloud floated across the sky.

Source: Tatoeba #13725599 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 飄 in context

  1. Say piāo, then recall the core meaning: to drift, to float, to flutter.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 飄 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.