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漂泊 (piāo bó) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

漂泊 (piāo bó) is a Chinese word: to drift; to wander. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 漂泊

动 dòng verb

to drift; to wander

漂泊多年后,他终于回到了家乡。

piāo bó duō nián hòu tā zhōng yú huí dào le jiā xiāng

After wandering for many years, he finally returned to his hometown.

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Word breakdown

漂 piāo — to float; to drift

泊 bó — to anchor; to moor; to stop temporarily

Structure & writing
1 漂 piāo — to float and drift on the surface of a liquid
Xpinyin

漂 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 氵 shuǐ — water radical (three drops)
氵 is a component in 170 characters
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沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash 沛 pèi (lit.) abundant; copious; vigorous 沧 cāng dark green (of water) 沫 mò foam; froth (tiny bubbles formed by a liquid) 沮 jǔ to stop; to obstruct 沸 fèi to boil (of a liquid heated to the point of rapid vaporization) 沼 zhǎo natural pond; marsh 沾 zhān to soak; to moisten 泄 xiè (of liquid or gas) to discharge, to leak out 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock 泌 mì to secrete (a substance from a living organism) 泞 nìng (lit.) accumulated mud; mire 波 bō waves on the surface of water (rivers, lakes, seas, etc.) 泣 qì to weep silently or softly 泻 xiè to flow down rapidly (of liquid) 津 jīn ford; river crossing 洽 qià harmonious; in accord 浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 浑 hún murky; turbid (of water) 浩 hào vast, grand, magnificent 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 涂 tú to apply (paint, ointment, etc.) by spreading or brushing onto a surface 涕 tì tears 涛 tāo large waves 涝 lào waterlogged (of crops flooded by excessive rain, opposite of 旱) 涡 wō whirlpool; eddy formed by rotating water 涤 dí to wash 涩 sè rough; not smooth (high friction) 涮 shuàn to swish in water to rinse lightly 涯 yá water's edge; shore; boundary 淀 diàn shallow lake (used in place names) 淆 xiáo confused, mixed up, disordered 淌 tǎng (of liquid)to flow down, to trickle 淤 yū to silt up; to become clogged with sediment 淳 chún a surname 渔 yú to fish; to catch fish 渗 shèn to seep; to permeate slowly 渣 zhā residue left after extracting the essence or juice 渺 miǎo vast and boundless (of water) 湃 pài used in '澎湃': ① waves crashing loudly against each other; ② (fig.) surging emotions; ③ (fig.) grand and imposing momentum 湛 zhàn deep 湾 wān a bend or curve in a river 溃 kuì breach (of a dike by floodwater) 溅 jiàn (of liquid) to splash, to spatter 溉 gài (lit.) to irrigate; to water 溜 liū to glide; to slide (downward) 溢 yì to overflow; to brim over 溪 xī small stream or brook 溯 sù to go against the current 溶 róng to dissolve (a substance uniformly distributed in another to form a solution) 溺 nì to drown; to be submerged in water 滋 zī to grow, to sprout 滔 tāo floodwaters overflowing 滞 zhì to stagnate, accumulate, not flow freely 滤 lǜ to filter; to strain (liquid or gas through gauze, charcoal, sand, etc. to remove impurities) 滥 làn to overflow; to flood 滨 bīn waterside; place near water 滩 tān beach; shoal; sandbank (flat land formed by silt along rivers, lakes, or seas) 漆 qī general term for viscous coating materials (paint/lacquer) 漾 yàng ripple on the water surface 潇 xiāo (lit.) clear and deep (of water) 潦 liáo see "潦草": ① (handwriting) untidy; ② (work) careless, sloppy 潭 tán deep pool; deep pit; by extension: deep 澄 chéng clear and transparent (of water) 澈 chè clear and transparent (of water) 澎 péng used in "澎湖" (Penghu Islands, in the southeastern Taiwan Strait) 澜 lán large waves; billows 濒 bīn to border on (a body of water) 瀑 pù waterfall 瀚 hàn (lit.) vast; boundless 灌 guàn to irrigate; to water 茫 máng vast and boundless, indistinct 萍 píng duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots 衍 yǎn (lit.) to develop and elaborate; to extend and unfold
1.2 票 piào — a ticket, note, or slip used as a voucher or credential
票 is a component in 2 characters

Stroke order

2 泊 bó — to moor a boat; to dock
Xpinyin

泊 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 氵 shuǐ — water radical (three drops)
氵 is a component in 170 characters
Show more HSK 3 characters (+8)
Show more HSK 4 characters (+13)
Show more HSK 5 characters (+23)
Show more HSK 6 characters (+20)
Show more HSK 7 characters (+74)
沐 mù to wash one's hair; to bathe, wash 沛 pèi (lit.) abundant; copious; vigorous 沧 cāng dark green (of water) 沫 mò foam; froth (tiny bubbles formed by a liquid) 沮 jǔ to stop; to obstruct 沸 fèi to boil (of a liquid heated to the point of rapid vaporization) 沼 zhǎo natural pond; marsh 沾 zhān to soak; to moisten 泄 xiè (of liquid or gas) to discharge, to leak out 泊 bó to moor a boat; to dock 泌 mì to secrete (a substance from a living organism) 泞 nìng (lit.) accumulated mud; mire 波 bō waves on the surface of water (rivers, lakes, seas, etc.) 泣 qì to weep silently or softly 泻 xiè to flow down rapidly (of liquid) 津 jīn ford; river crossing 洽 qià harmonious; in accord 浊 zhuó (of water, air, etc.) murky, impure, turbid — opposite of 清 浑 hún murky; turbid (of water) 浩 hào vast, grand, magnificent 浸 jìn to soak in liquid; to steep 涂 tú to apply (paint, ointment, etc.) by spreading or brushing onto a surface 涕 tì tears 涛 tāo large waves 涝 lào waterlogged (of crops flooded by excessive rain, opposite of 旱) 涡 wō whirlpool; eddy formed by rotating water 涤 dí to wash 涩 sè rough; not smooth (high friction) 涮 shuàn to swish in water to rinse lightly 涯 yá water's edge; shore; boundary 淀 diàn shallow lake (used in place names) 淆 xiáo confused, mixed up, disordered 淌 tǎng (of liquid)to flow down, to trickle 淤 yū to silt up; to become clogged with sediment 淳 chún a surname 渔 yú to fish; to catch fish 渗 shèn to seep; to permeate slowly 渣 zhā residue left after extracting the essence or juice 渺 miǎo vast and boundless (of water) 湃 pài used in '澎湃': ① waves crashing loudly against each other; ② (fig.) surging emotions; ③ (fig.) grand and imposing momentum 湛 zhàn deep 湾 wān a bend or curve in a river 溃 kuì breach (of a dike by floodwater) 溅 jiàn (of liquid) to splash, to spatter 溉 gài (lit.) to irrigate; to water 溜 liū to glide; to slide (downward) 溢 yì to overflow; to brim over 溪 xī small stream or brook 溯 sù to go against the current 溶 róng to dissolve (a substance uniformly distributed in another to form a solution) 溺 nì to drown; to be submerged in water 滋 zī to grow, to sprout 滔 tāo floodwaters overflowing 滞 zhì to stagnate, accumulate, not flow freely 滤 lǜ to filter; to strain (liquid or gas through gauze, charcoal, sand, etc. to remove impurities) 滥 làn to overflow; to flood 滨 bīn waterside; place near water 滩 tān beach; shoal; sandbank (flat land formed by silt along rivers, lakes, or seas) 漆 qī general term for viscous coating materials (paint/lacquer) 漾 yàng ripple on the water surface 潇 xiāo (lit.) clear and deep (of water) 潦 liáo see "潦草": ① (handwriting) untidy; ② (work) careless, sloppy 潭 tán deep pool; deep pit; by extension: deep 澄 chéng clear and transparent (of water) 澈 chè clear and transparent (of water) 澎 péng used in "澎湖" (Penghu Islands, in the southeastern Taiwan Strait) 澜 lán large waves; billows 濒 bīn to border on (a body of water) 瀑 pù waterfall 瀚 hàn (lit.) vast; boundless 灌 guàn to irrigate; to water 茫 máng vast and boundless, indistinct 萍 píng duckweed; aquatic herb floating on water surface with flat oval leaves and hanging roots 衍 yǎn (lit.) to develop and elaborate; to extend and unfold

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