1. verb to float; to drift; to waft
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Barnes 2007. p. 57; Guoyu '浮' v 1; Kroll 2015 '浮' 1, p. 120; Unihan '浮'; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 1351; XHZD '浮' 1)
  2. verb to exceed; to surpass
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 超过 (Guoyu '浮' v 3; Kroll 2015 '浮' 1b, p. 120; Unihan '浮')
  3. adjective excessive; superfluous
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Unihan '浮'; XHZD '浮' 6)
  4. adjective superficial; frivolous/ not substantial
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 表面的 (Guoyu '浮' adj 2; Kroll 2015 '浮' 2, p. 120; XHZD '浮' 2)
  5. adjective impermanent; fleeting; provisional; temporary
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 暂时 (Kroll 2015 '浮' 2a, p. 120; XHZD '浮' 3)
  6. adjective empty; void; false
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 虚 (Guoyu '浮' adj 3; XHZD '浮' 5)
  7. verb to appear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 显现 (Guoyu '浮' v 2)
  8. noun a penalty in a drinking game
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '浮' 4, p. 120)
  9. verb to sail
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '浮' 1a, p. 120)
  10. verb to drift from one place to the next
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Of a person (Kroll 2015 '浮' 3, p. 120)
  11. verb to immerse; to soak
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '浮' 5, p. 120)
  12. proper noun Buddha
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: In 浮陀, old writing of 佛陀 (FGDB '佛陀'; Kroll 2015 '浮' 6, p. 120)

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