Memory phrase for the character: 浮

浮

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Meaning

to float, unstable, superficial, excessive

Pronunciation

fú

Explanation

 Left: water 氵, right: trust 孚 (To the hand reaching down 爫, the child 子 is trusting.)

Mnemonic
 
Down into the water, a hand reaches for a child that is floating.

Radicals

氵 waterSimplified from this water 水
孚 entrustThe child 子 can trust the hand reaching down 爫 (e.g. from the mother).
爫 reaching downwardsShows a hand reaching downwards to pluck sth.
子 childA child with an oversized head 乛, body 亅 and two outstretched arms 一 is seeking support.




 Vocabulary

浮选 fú xuǎn  flotation process
悬浮 xuán fú  to float (in the air etc); suspension
浮游生物 fú yóu shēng wù  plankton
飘浮 piāo fú  to float; to hover
浮雕 fú diāo  relief sculpture
浮雕 fú diāo  

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