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漂 piào pretty

pretty; good-looking

piào (pretty) and piāo (to float; to drift) - 漂亮 piàoliang, 漂流 piāoliú

How to remember 漂: 氵 water + 票 ticket = pretty. The water of the harbour sparkles in the sun, and a tourist sketches the view on the back of her ticket because it is so pretty.

  • 1,568. most frequent character
  • HSK 1
  • 14 strokes
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Component breakdown

漂 = 氵 water + 票 ticket

  • 氵 water
  • 票 ticket
    • 覀 pot lid
    • 示 sign
The Gushi story

The water of the harbour sparkles in the sun, and a tourist sketches the view on the back of her ticket because it is so pretty.

How it is used

  • Reading split. As piào only in 漂亮 (piàoliang) pretty / good-looking.
  • Elsewhere piāo 'to float / drift' - 漂流 (piāoliú) drift on a current, 漂浮 (piāofú) float; and piǎo 'to bleach'.

Words with 漂

Example sentences

  • 这些花很漂亮。 Zhèxiē huā hěn piàoliang.These flowers are very beautiful.
  • 她的眼睛很漂亮。 Tā de yǎnjing hěn piàoliang.Her eyes are beautiful.
  • 这朵花很漂亮。 Zhè duǒ huā hěn piàoliang.This flower is very pretty.
  • 她的手指很漂亮。 Tā de shǒuzhǐ hěn piàoliang.Her fingers are very beautiful.