piāo

whirlwind, cyclone; floating

HSK 5 #1527

DEFINITIONS

  • whirlwind, cyclone
  • floating
  • variant of 飄|飘[piao1]
  • to float

STROKES

WORDS

琴剑零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
fā piāo to feel light, as if floating; to feel unstable
空中浮 kōng zhōng piāo fú to float in the air
xū piāo piāo light and airy; floating
迎风舞 yíng fēng piāo wǔ to whirl about in the wind
萍 shào piāo píng Shao Piaoping (1884-1926), pioneer of journalism and founder of newspaper Beijing Press 京報|京报, executed in 1926 by warlord Zhang Zuolin 張作霖|张作霖
ā piāo (coll.) ghost (Tw)
卷 piāo juǎn to flutter
尘 piāo chén floating dust; atmospheric particles
忽不定 piāo hū bù dìng to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic
洋 piāo yáng see 漂洋[piao1 yang2]
海 piāo hǎi to go abroad
缈 piāo miǎo variant of 飄渺|飘渺[piao1 miao3]
举 piāo jǔ to dance; to float in the wind
蓬 piāo péng to float in the wind; by ext., to lead a wandering life
风 piāo fēng whirlwind; stormy wind
飖 piāo yáo variant of 飄搖|飘摇[piao1 yao2]
香 piāo xiāng (of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as well
凤泊 luán piāo fèng bó lit. firebird soars, phoenix alights (idiom); fig. bold, graceful calligraphy; married couple separated from each other; talented person not given the opportunity to fulfill his potential
悠悠 piāo piāo yōu yōu drifting leisurely; floating gently in the air
下 piāo xià to drift down, to flutter down
起 piāo qǐ to drift up; to waft