Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

to float

Chinese: 随风浮动。

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “piao” becomes a different word in each tone. 飘 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 飘扬piāo yángto wave; to flutter; to fly
  • 发飘fā piāoto feel shaky; to feel wobbly
  • 飘然piāo ránto float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed
  • 飘动piāo dòngto float; to drift
  • 飘海piāo hǎito go abroad

Example Sentence

天空中飘着几片雪花。Tiān kōng zhōng piāo zhe jǐ piàn xuě huā.A few snowflakes are floating in the sky.

天空Tiān kōngskyzhōngmiddlepiāocomplacentzhe(ongoing action)small tablepiàndisk雪花xuě huāsnowflake