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浮

fú

to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous

Strokes
10
Radical
水
HSK
6
Tone
2

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 石头不会浮起来。

    Shí tou bù huì fú qǐ lái

    Stones don't swim.

  • 木头能浮在水面上。

    Mù tou néng fú zài shuǐ miàn shàng

    Wood floats in water.

  • 油漂浮在水上。

    Yóu piāo fú zài shuǐ shàng

    Oil will float on water.

  • 他说的时候,我脑中浮现出了画面。

    Tā shuō de shí hou wǒ nǎo zhōng fú xiàn chū le huà miàn

    As he spoke, pictures came into my mind.

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 浮

  • 浮fú 2to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; to exceed; superfluous; excessive; surplus
  • 漂浮piāo fú 1–2 to float; to hover; to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life); to rove; showy; superficial
  • 浮现fú xiàn 2–4 to appear before one's eyes; to come into view; to float into appearance; to come back (of images from the past); to emerge; it emerges; it occurs (to me that..)
  • 浮躁fú zào 2–4 fickle and impatient; restless; giddy; scatterbrained
  • 浮力fú lì 2–4 buoyancy