TSUMUGU · TOCFL B1 (est.) · 字
飄
ㄆㄧㄠ · piāo
verb — to float on the wind, drift, flutter
字源 FORM — what the parts do
Tpiào → piāo — the tone shifts, the rest holds
Wind (風) with 票 piào giving the sound. Air on the move lifts and carries things along: to float on the wind, to drift (飄浮), to flutter and stream out (飄揚).
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
一片葉子被風（風）一托，打著旋兒飄了起來。
A leaf is lifted by the wind (風) and goes drifting up in a slow spin.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)飄浮、飄盪— to float on the wind, drift常用
→飄揚— to flutter, stream out
→飄然— light, airy — as if drifting
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension