to float

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

孚 sound component

  Sound component

  

captive

Evolution

浮 Bronze script Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)

Bronze script

Spring and Autumn (771-476 BC)
浮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
浮 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
浮 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous; to float; superficial; floating; unstable; movable; provisional; temporary; transient; impetuous; hollow; inflated; excessive; surplus

Most common words with 浮
Freq.
Word
Meaning

to float

浮现

to come into view

漂浮

to float

浮云

fleeting

浮动

unstable