Chinese Character: 漂 (Piāo/piǎo/piào - Float; Dye; Beautiful)
1. 基本信息 (Character Basics)
部首: 氵 (Radical: 氵 (water radical), related to water)
笔画数: 14 (Number of strokes: 14)
结构分解: 形声字，从氵（与水相关），票声（piào，表音）。本义指浮在水面（如“漂浮”），引申为用水加药品使颜色褪去或变白（如“漂白”），或口语中表示好看（如“漂亮”）。(A phonetic-semantic character, combining "氵" (water radical) and "票" (phonetic component). Originally refers to floating on water (e.g., "漂浮" - float), extended to bleaching (e.g., "漂白" - bleach) or colloquial "beautiful" (e.g., "漂亮" - beautiful).)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Piāo (第一声) / piǎo (第三声) / piào (第四声) (First tone/Third tone/Fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
“漂”主要表示（根据发音不同）：
1. Piāo：浮在液体表面（如“漂浮”）；
2. piǎo：用水加药品使颜色变化（如“漂白”“漂染”）；
3. piào：好看、出色（如“漂亮”“漂漂亮亮”）。("漂" has different meanings based on tones:
1. Piāo: Float on liquid (e.g., "漂浮" - float).
2. piǎo: Bleach/dye (e.g., "漂白" - bleach).
3. piào: Beautiful/excellent (e.g., "漂亮" - beautiful).)
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 漂浮 (piāo fú) Float
- 漂白 (piǎo bái) Bleach
- 漂亮 (piào liang) Beautiful
- 漂染 (piǎo rǎn) Dye
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
“漂”作动词时，常与“浮”“白”等字搭配（如“漂浮”“漂白”）；作形容词（piào）时，可受副词修饰（如“很漂亮”“特别漂亮”）；口语中“漂亮”可重叠为“漂漂亮亮”（强调程度）。("漂" as a verb often collocates with "浮" (float) or "白" (white) (e.g., "漂浮" - float, "漂白" - bleach). As an adjective (piào), it can be modified by adverbs (e.g., "很漂亮" - very beautiful). "漂亮" can be reduplicated as "漂漂亮亮" (emphasizing beauty).)
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
“漂”与古代纺织文化相关（漂布是传统工艺）；成语“漂泊不定”（piāo bó bù dìng）形容生活无固定住所（wander without a home）；方言中“漂”有差异（如粤语“漂”发音piu1），体现语言多样性。("漂" is related to ancient textile culture (bleaching cloth was a traditional craft). The idiom "漂泊不定" (wander without a home) describes a nomadic life. Dialect variations (e.g., Cantonese "piu1") reflect linguistic diversity.)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
树叶从树上落下，漂浮在河面上。(Shù yè cóng shù shàng luò xià, piāo fú zài hé miàn shàng.)
The leaves fell from the tree and floated on the river.
妈妈把衣服漂白后，看起来更干净了。(Mā ma bǎ yī fú piǎo bái hòu, kàn qǐ lái gèng gān jìng le.)
After bleaching the clothes, Mom made them look cleaner.
她今天穿了一条漂亮的裙子，大家都夸她。(Tā jīn tiān chuān le yī tiáo piào liang de qún zi, dà jiā dōu kuā tā.)
She wore a beautiful dress today, and everyone praised her.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
联想“漂”的结构：左边“氵”（水）表示与水相关，右边“票”（piào）表发音。想象一片叶子在水面“漂浮”（Piāo），或用“漂白”（piǎo）工艺让布料变白，或看到“漂亮”（piào）的花朵，即可记住不同发音对应的含义。(Associate "漂" with its structure: "氵" (water) on the left indicating water-related contexts, and "票" (piào) on the right for pronunciation. Imagine a leaf floating (Piāo) on water, bleaching (piǎo) cloth white, or seeing a beautiful (piào) flower to remember the meanings for different tones.)