浮 Stroke Order — How to Write 浮
浮 is written in 10 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 氵, then complete the remaining strokes.
Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.
浮 Radical and Character Components
浮 is a phono-semantic compound: 氵 (water) carries the meaning, while 孚 indicates the sound.
Radical: 氵 + 7 more strokes
浮 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- fú
Meanings of 浮 in Chinese
1
fú浮
To float on the surface of water, opposite to sinking; buoyant.
游泳时，水会产生浮力，帮助我们漂浮起来。
When swimming, the water generates buoyancy, helping us to float.
Referring to the surface layer or a superficial aspect; on the surface.
地面上有一层薄薄的浮土
There is a thin layer of surface dust on the ground.
To be ostentatious, superficial, or impractical, often referring to speech or display.
他的言辞总是那么浮夸，让人难以相信。
His rhetoric is always so ostentatious and exaggerated that it's hard for people to believe him.
Frivolous; impetuous; not calm or steady.
他性情有些浮躁，做事常欠考虑。
He has a somewhat impetuous nature and often acts without thinking.
refers to something temporary, provisional, or an advance (as in a temporary record or payment).
这笔费用需要做个浮记，等财务确认后再正式入账。
This expense needs a temporary record; it will be formally entered after financial confirmation.
Moveable; floating; not fixed.
市场价格总是浮动的。
Market prices are always fluctuating.
To exceed; to be redundant or in surplus.
我们公司最近的销售额远浮于预期，这是一个好兆头。
Our company's recent sales figures far exceeded expectations, which is a good sign.
To appear; to emerge (e.g., thoughts, images, or memories surfacing).
旧时的回忆时常浮现在我的脑海中。
Old memories often surface in my mind.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it refers to a pulse that feels superficial, located on the skin's surface, indicating a 'floating pulse' (fú mài).
医生把脉时发现，他的脉象是浮的
When the doctor took his pulse, they found his pulse condition was floating (superficial).
Common Words and Phrases with 浮
1
A buoy or float used as a marker on the water's surface, often for navigation, warning, mooring, or indicating the position of underwater objects.
航道上的浮标为船只指明了安全通道。
The buoys in the channel indicate the safe passage for ships.
2
A large, flat mass of floating ice on the sea or other water surfaces.
早春时节，河流入海口常常能看到一些巨大的浮冰块。
In early spring, large ice floes can often be seen at the mouth of the river.
3
Movable property (like money, grain, or clothes) owned by landlords and rich peasants during the Land Reform period in China.
他们把家中所有的浮财都藏了起来，以防万一。
They hid all the movable assets in their home just in case.
4
To float and sink; figuratively, to drift along or experience the ups and downs of life.
他的事业在这些年里经历了多次浮沉。
His career has experienced many ups and downs over these years.
5
A type of sculpture where figures are carved to project from a flat background.
这座古老的寺庙里有许多精美的石质浮雕，讲述着古代的神话故事。
This ancient temple houses many exquisite stone reliefs depicting ancient myths.
6
To float or drift; to be unfixed or variable.
员工的奖金是根据他们的业绩浮动的。
Employees' bonuses fluctuate based on their performance.
7
superficial; vague; abstract
他的演讲内容有些浮泛，缺乏具体的案例支撑。
His speech content was somewhat superficial, lacking concrete examples to support it.
8
Skimming over the surface, cursory, or a superficial impression.
旅游时，我们常常只是对风景浮光掠影地看一眼，很难深入体会其文化底蕴。
When traveling, we often just take a fleeting glance at the scenery, making it difficult to deeply appreciate its cultural heritage.
9
Superficial luxury or ostentation that lacks real substance.
这场活动的浮华装饰掩盖了其内容上的空洞。
The ostentatious decorations of this event masked its emptiness in content.
10
Frivolous and foxy; superficial and glib.
他浮滑的言辞让在场的人都感到有些不适，觉得他不够稳重。
His frivolous and glib remarks made everyone present feel a bit uncomfortable, sensing he lacked seriousness.
11
Living on a boat and drifting aimlessly on the waters, symbolizing a nomadic and unsettled life.
他从小便习惯了浮家泛宅的生活，四海为家，居无定所。
He has been accustomed to a life of constant wandering and instability since childhood, making the world his home with no fixed abode.
12
Exaggerated and boastful
她不喜欢那些浮夸的装饰品，更偏爱简洁实用的设计。
She dislikes those showy ornaments, preferring simple and practical designs.
13
The upward force exerted by a fluid on an object immersed in it.
船只能够浮在水面上，靠的就是水的浮力
Ships are able to float on the water thanks to the buoyancy of the water.
14
flashy and wasteful; extravagant and showy
时尚界有时会呈现出一种浮靡的风格，以吸引追求奢华的消费者。
The fashion industry sometimes presents an ostentatious and extravagant style to attract consumers who pursue luxury.
15
Duckweed, a small aquatic plant that floats on the water surface. Figuratively, it describes a life of wandering or lacking roots and belonging.
池塘里长满了绿色的浮萍。
The pond is covered with green duckweed.
16
A pontoon bridge, also known as a floating bridge, is a temporary bridge supported by floats or shallow-draft boats.
在河流较宽且没有固定桥梁的地方，浮桥常被用作临时通道。
In places where rivers are wide and permanent bridges are absent, pontoon bridges are often used as temporary passages.
More words with 浮
- chén沉fú浮ups and downs
- piāo飘fú浮to float
- xuán悬fú浮hover, suspension
- yōu幽fú浮UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)
- qīng轻fú浮frivolous, flighty
- luó罗fú浮shān山Luofu Mountain
- piāo漂fú浮float, drift
- qiǎn浅fú浮diāo雕bas-relief, low relief
- fú浮xiàn现emerge, surface
- fú浮bīng冰Ice floe, Drift ice
- fú浮chá槎floating raft, legendary raft to heaven
- fú浮jì记temporary note, floating mark
- fú浮tǔ土loose soil, dust
- fú浮zài在float on, float in
- fú浮zhǒng肿edema, swelling
- fú浮zhī支advance payment, drawing in advance
- fú浮chá查spot check, random check
- fú浮ōu沤floating foam, ephemeral things
- fú浮yún云floating clouds, fleeting things
- fú浮zào躁impetuous, restless
Idioms with 浮
- fú浮ér而bù不shí实superficial and lacking substance
- fú浮guā瓜chén沉lǐ李enjoying cool food and drinks in summer
- fú浮huā花làng浪ruǐ蕊frivolous and inconstant people
- fú浮míng名bó薄lì利fleeting fame, meager profit
- fú浮míng名xū虚yù誉empty glory and false prestige
- fú浮pí皮liáo潦cǎo草superficial and careless
- fú浮shēng生yī一mèng梦Life is a fleeting dream
- fú浮wén文qiǎo巧yǔ语flowery but empty rhetoric
- fú浮wén文tào套yǔ语empty polite phrases
- fú浮xiǎng想lián联piān翩thoughts come thick and fast
- fú浮yǔ语xū虚cí辞empty talk and hollow rhetoric
- fú浮yún云bì蔽rì日evil overshadows good
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Open the tool →Questions about 浮
What does 浮 mean in Chinese?
浮 (fú) means “To be ostentatious” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 浮?
浮 is pronounced fú in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 浮 have?
浮 has 10 strokes.
How do you write 浮?
浮 is written in 10 strokes, starting from the radical 氵. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 浮?
The radical of 浮 is 氵, and 浮 is a phono-semantic compound.