飘

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to float (in the air); to flutter; to waft; complacent; frivolous; weak; shaky; wobbly

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

风 meaning “wind” + 票 sound ( piào )

Components 票风

flutter · Heisig RSH #2617

票 ticket + windstorm

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
飘洋过海	piāo yáng guò hǎi	variant of 漂洋過海\|漂洋过海[piao1 yang2 guo4 hai3]
空中飘浮	kōng zhōng piāo fú	to float in the air
四海飘零	sì hǎi piāo líng	drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)
飘海	piāo hǎi	to go abroad
飘动	piāo dòng	to float; to drift
发飘	fā piāo	to feel shaky; to feel wobbly
飘风	piāo fēng	whirlwind; stormy wind
风雨飘摇	fēng yǔ piāo yáo	tossed about by the wind and rain (idiom); (of a situation) unstable
阿飘	ā piāo	(coll.) ghost (Tw)
飘流	piāo liú	variant of 漂流[piao1 liu2]
飘然	piāo rán	to float in the air; swiftly; nimbly; easy and relaxed
飘忽不定	piāo hū bù dìng	to drift without a resting place (idiom); roving; errant; vagrant; erratic
飘香	piāo xiāng	(of a fragrance) to waft about; (fig.) (of foods) to become popular in other places as wel…
飘带	piāo dài	streamer; pennant
飘落	piāo luò	to float down; to fall gently (snowflakes, leaves etc)
飘洋	piāo yáng	variant of 漂洋[piao1 yang2]
迎风飘舞	yíng fēng piāo wǔ	to flutter in the wind
飘雪	piāo xuě	to snow
飘散	piāo sàn	to waft (through the air); to drift
椰林飘香	yē lín piāo xiāng	piña colada

Characters sharing the sound component 票 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
票 sound part	piào	bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
标	biāo	mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
漂	piāo	to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
瓢	piáo	a ladle made from a dried gourd
膘	biāo	sfat; rump
镖	biāo	spear, harpoon, dart; to escort
嫖	piáo	to patronize a prostitute; to frequent
嘌	piào	fast, speedy
缥	piǎo	dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil
剽	piāo	to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick
螵	piāo	chrysalis
鳔	biào	swim bladder
摽	biāo	to sign, to signal; to throw
瘭	biāo	whitlow
瞟	piǎo	to squint, to glare, to look askance
骠	piào	charger, steed; swift, valiant