Radical 85 · 10 strokes

to float

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MEANING15 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    to float

    • The boat floats on the water.

  2. verb

    floating

    • This boat floats on the water.

  3. verb

    to exceed

    • He was floating on the surface of the water.

  4. adjective

    superficial

    • He is very frivolous.

  5. adjective

    unstable

    • This table is a bit wobbly.

  6. adjective

    inflated

    • This price is a bit inflated.

  7. adjective

    hollow

    • This ball is hollow.

  8. adjective

    superfluous

    • This word is a bit redundant.

  9. adjective

    excessive

    • He's a very superficial person.

  10. adjective

    surplus

    • He has a lot of surplus wealth.

  11. 11adjective

    movable

    • This table is movable.

  12. 12adjective

    provisional

    • This plan is tentative.

  13. 13adjective

    temporary

    • He has a tentative plan.

  14. 14adjective

    transient

    • Life is like a floating cloud.

  15. 15adjective

    impetuous

    • He's a very frivolous person.

COLLOCATIONS3 collocations
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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Water lifts and supports a floating object, just as faith holds everything buoyant on the surface.

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