Wood floats.
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浮
fú
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fú · fau4 (Jyutping)
- to float
- superficial
- floating
- unstable
- movable
- provisional
- temporary
- transient
- impetuous
- hollow
- inflated
- to exceed
- superfluous
- excessive
- surplus
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Character breakdown
浮
- Meaning
- to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous
- Radical
- 氵
- Strokes
- 10
- Components
- ⿰氵孚
- Cangjie
- EBND
- Four-corner
- 3214.7
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Example sentences
Oil will float on water.
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