浮

Information about character(s)

Radical: 水
Radical Strokes: 4
Additional Strokes: 7
Total Strokes: 10

Pronunciation

Pinyin: fú
Cantonese: fau4
JapaneseKun: UKU UKABU UKI
JapaneseOn: FU
Korean: PWU
Vietnamese: phù

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: to float, drift, waft; to exceed; superfluous

CE-Dict: to float/superficial/floating/unstable/movable/provisional/temporary/transient/impetuous/hollow/inflated/to exceed/superfluous/excessive/surplus

Soothill: Floating, drifting, unsettled.

21 Century bidirectional dictionary: 1.to float; to drift
2.superficial (in the physical as well as abstract sense)
3.temporary
4.in excess

朗道漢英字典 - Lang Dao: float; on the surface; unstable
【化】 flotation

懶蟲簡明漢英詞典: float; on the surface; unstable

湘雅醫學專業詞典: floating

說文解字 - Shuowen: 《水部》浮氾也。从水孚聲。

康熙字典文字版 【巳集上】【水字部】浮
【唐韻】縛牟切【集韻】【韻會】房尤切【正韻】房鳩切，𠀤音罘。【說文】氾也。【論語】乗桴浮於海。　又順流曰浮。【書·禹貢】浮于濟漯。　又濟涉腰瓠曰浮。【淮南子·釋山訓】百人抗浮。【註】浮，瓠也。　又溢也，過也。【禮·坊記】君子與其使食浮于人也，寧使人浮于食。　又先時曰浮。【書·盤庚】鮮以不浮于天時。　又輕也。【楚語】疏其穢而鎭其浮。　又浮浮，氣烝貌。【詩·大雅】烝之浮浮。　又雨雪盛貌。【詩·小雅】雨雪浮浮。　又衆彊貌【詩·大雅】江漢浮浮。　又浮沉，無定之意。【詩·小雅】載沉載浮。　又【小爾雅】浮，罰也。謂罰爵也。【禮·投壷】無偝立，無踰言，若是者浮。　又水名。【水經注】靑河東北，浮水故瀆出焉。　又山名。【山海經】竹山西百二十里曰浮山。又【廣輿記】廣東高州府城東有浮山。又羅浮，二山名。【羅浮山記】在增城，博羅二縣境。　又竹名。【戴凱之·竹譜】浮竹亞節，虛軟厚肉。　又石名。【左思·吳都賦】浮石若桴。　又天浮，星名。【甘氏星經】天浮四星，在左旗南北列。主漏刻。　又【莊綽鷄肋編】釣竿之半，繫以荻梗，謂之浮子。　又【甄權脈經】浮爲風爲虛。　又【集韻】普溝切，音桴。漂也。　又【韻補】叶符非切，音肥。【楚辭·遠遊】指炎神而直馳兮，吾將往乎南疑。覽方外之荒忽兮，沛罔象而自浮。
考證：〔【詩·大雅】烝之浮之。〕　謹照原書改烝之浮浮。

CF-Dict: frivole/léger/ flotter/émerger/surpasser