Chinese Character Dictionary

浮泛

fú fàn

to float about

浮游生物

fú yóu shēng wù

plankton

浮滑

fú huá

(of language or behavior) flippant and insincere

浮漂

fú piāo

see 漂浮[piāo fú]

浮潜

fú qián

to snorkel

浮潜器具

fú qián qì jù

diving equipment

浮滥

fú làn

excessive

浮燥

fú zào

variant of 浮躁[fú zào]

浮现

fú xiàn

to appear before one's eyes

浮生六记

fú shēng liù jì

Six records of a floating life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復|沈复[Shĕn Fù], published 1808

浮石

fú shí

pumice

浮肿

fú zhŏng

swollen

浮肿病

fú zhŏng bìng

edema (accumulation of interstitial fluids in internal organs)

浮华

fú huá

ostentatious

浮萍

fú píng

duckweed

浮着

fú zhe

afloat

浮薄

fú báo

frivolous

浮词

fú cí

florid but insubstantial remarks

浮夸

fú kuā

to exaggerate

浮财

fú cái

movable property

浮贴

fú tiē

to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later

浮质

fú zhì

aerosol

浮起

fú qĭ

to float

浮躁

fú zào

fickle and impatient

浮选

fú xuăn

flotation process

浮雕

fú diāo

relief sculpture

浮雕墙纸

fú diāo qiáng zhĭ

anaglypta (sculptured wallpaper)

浮云

fú yún

floating clouds

浮云朝露

fú yún zhāo lù

floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence

浮面

fú miàn

surface (of a liquid)

浮点

fú diăn

floating point

浮点数

fú diăn shù

floating point

浮点运算

fú diăn yùn suàn

floating point operation

浯

Wú

(name of several rivers in China)

浰

lì

to attend (official functions)

浴

yù

bath

浴场

yù chăng

bathing spot

浴室

yù shì

bathroom (room used for bathing)

浴巾

yù jīn

bath towel

浴帽

yù mào

shower cap

浴柜

yù guì

bathroom cabinet

浴池

yù chí

public bath

浴液

yù yè

body wash

浴球

yù qiú

shower puff

浴盆

yù pén

bathtub

浴帘

yù lián

shower curtain

浴缸

yù gāng

bathtub

浴花

yù huā

shower puff

浴血

yù xuè

blood-soaked

浴血苦战

yù xuè kŭ zhàn

a blood soaked and hard-fought struggle (idiom)

浴衣

yù yī

bathrobe

浴霸

yù bà

bathroom infrared heater, marketed as "bath master"

浴盐

yù yán

bath salts

海

Hăi

surname Hai

海上

hăi shàng

maritime

海上奇书

hăi shàng qí shū

literary journal published in 1892-93 by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆 featuring serialized novels in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular

海上花列传

hăi shàng huā liè zhuàn

The Sing-Song Girls of Shanghai by Han Bangqing 韓邦慶|韩邦庆, long novel of lower life in classical Chinese and Jiangsu vernacular

海上运动

hăi shàng yùn dòng

water sports (sailing, windsurfing etc)

海事局

hăi shì jú

PRC Maritime Safety Agency

海事法院

hăi shì fă yuàn

maritime court