Usage of the character 浮

to float
superficial
floating
unstable
movable
provisional
temporary
transient
impetuous
hollow
inflated
to exceed
superfluous
excessive
surplus

fúbīng

浮冰

[浮冰]

ice floe

fúdòng

浮动

[浮動]

to float and drift
unstable

cífú

磁浮

[磁浮]

maglev (type of train)
magnetic levitation

fútú

浮图

[浮圖]

variant of 浮屠 (fútú)
alternative term for 佛陀 ( Fótuó)

Fúshān

浮山

[浮山]

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

fúqián

浮潜

[浮潛]

to snorkel; snorkeling

fúkuā

浮夸

[浮誇]

to exaggerate
to be boastful
pompous
grandiose

fúmò

浮沫

[浮沫]

froth; foam

fúzhǒng

浮肿

[浮腫]

(nonspecialist term for 水腫／水肿 (shuǐzhǒng)) to suffer from edema; swollen; bloated; puffy

fúlì

浮利

[浮利]

mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame

yōufú

幽浮

[幽浮]

UFO (loanword)
unidentified flying object
space ship

fúshàng

浮上

[浮上]

to float up
to rise to the surface
fig. to rise in the world

fúpiāo

浮漂

[浮漂]

see 漂浮 (piāofú)

fúqì

浮气

[浮氣]

feeble breath
frivolity
flippancy

fúpíng

浮萍

[浮萍]

duckweed

fúqǐ

浮起

[浮起]

to float
to emerge

qīngfú

轻浮

[輕浮]

frivolous
careless
giddy

fúbó

浮薄

[浮薄]

frivolous; superficial

fúzhì

浮质

[浮質]

aerosol

fúyán

浮岩

[浮岩]

pumice

fúchén

浮沉

[浮沉]

ups and downs (of life etc)
to drift along
to sink and emerge

fúzào

浮燥

[浮燥]

variant of 浮躁 (fúzào)

fúchū

浮出

[浮出]

to emerge

Fúliáng

浮梁

[浮梁]

Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮／景德镇, Jiangxi

fúcái

浮财

[浮財]

movable property
money and belongings
non-real estate assets

fúxiàn

浮现

[浮現]

to appear before one's eyes
to come into view
to float into appearance
to come back (of images from the past)
to emerge
it emerges
it occurs (to me that..)

fúhuá

浮华

[浮華]

ostentatious
pretentious
showy

piāofú

漂浮

[漂浮]

to float
to hover
to drift (also fig., to lead a wandering life)
to rove
showy
superficial

fúqiǎn

浮浅

[浮淺]

skin-deep; superficial; shallow

fúcí

浮词

[浮詞]

florid but insubstantial remarks
misleading way of saying sth

fúzào

浮躁

[浮躁]

fickle and impatient
restless
giddy
scatterbrained

fúbiāo

浮标

[浮標]

buoy

fúshí

浮石

[浮石]

pumice

xiàfú

下浮

[下浮]

downward fluctuation (of prices etc)

fútú

浮屠

[浮屠]

Buddha
Buddhist stupa (transliteration of Pali thupo)

fútiē

浮贴

[浮貼]

to glue something lightly enough that it can be removed later

fúxuǎn

浮选

[浮選]

flotation process

fúmiàn

浮面

[浮面]

surface (of a liquid)
superficial

fúdiǎn

浮点

[浮點]

(computing) floating point

piāofú

飘浮

[飄浮]

to float
to hover
also written 漂浮

fúyún

浮云

[浮雲]

floating clouds
fleeting
transient

fúxiǎng

浮想

[浮想]

passing thought
an idea that comes into one's head
recollection

fúdiāo

浮雕

[浮雕]

relief sculpture

fúlì

浮力

[浮力]

buoyancy

fúshì

浮世

[浮世]

(Buddhism) the world of the living

fúqiáo

浮桥

[浮橋]

pontoon bridge

Yúnfú

云浮

[雲浮]

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China

fútǔ

浮土

[浮土]

topsoil
surface dust

fúyóu

浮游

[浮游]

to float
to drift
to wander
variant of 蜉蝣 (fúyóu)

xuánfú

悬浮

[懸浮]

to float (in the air etc)
suspension

fúchén

浮尘

[浮塵]

dust (floating in the air or settled on a surface)
large amount of airborne sand and dust, such as during a sandstorm

fúzhe

浮着

[浮著]

afloat

fúfàn

浮泛

[浮泛]

to float about
(of a feeling) to show on the face
(of speech, friendship etc) shallow
vague

fúhuá

浮滑

[浮滑]

(of language or behavior) flippant and insincere

fúlàn

浮滥

[浮濫]

excessive
exorbitant
excessively

chénfú

沉浮

[沉浮]

lit. sinking and floating
to bob up and down on water
ebb and flow
fig. rise and fall
ups and downs of fortune
vicissitudes

shàngfú

上浮

[上浮]

to float up

Lúfúgōng

卢浮宫

[盧浮宮]

the Louvre, museum in Paris

Luófúgōng

罗浮宫

[羅浮宮]

the Louvre, museum in Paris (Tw)

xūfú'ōu

须浮鸥

[鬚浮鷗]

(bird species of China) whiskered tern (Chlidonias hybrida)

Fúliángxiàn

浮梁县

[浮梁縣]

Fuliang county in Jingdezhen 景德鎮／景德镇, Jiangxi

yōufúmí

幽浮迷

[幽浮迷]

(Tw) UFO enthusiast

qiǎnfúdiāo

浅浮雕

[淺浮雕]

bas-relief

Luófúshān

罗浮山

[羅浮山]

Mt Luofushan in Zengcheng county, Guangdong

hēifú'ōu

黑浮鸥

[黑浮鷗]

(bird species of China) black tern (Chlidonias niger)

fúbīngqún

浮冰群

[浮冰群]

ice pack

Fúshānxiàn

浮山县

[浮山縣]

Fushan county in Linfen 臨汾／临汾 ( Línfén), Shanxi

fúzhǒngbìng

浮肿病

[浮腫病]

(medicine) edema; dropsy

fúshìhuì

浮世绘

[浮世繪]

ukiyo-e

xuánfúwù

悬浮物

[懸浮物]

suspended matter

fúxiǎomài

浮小麦

[浮小麥]

unripe wheat grain (used in TCM)

fúdiǎnxíng

浮点型

[浮點型]

(computing) floating-point; float

fúdiǎnshù

浮点数

[浮點數]

(computing) floating-point number; float

Yúnfú Shì

云浮市

[雲浮市]

Yunfu prefecture-level city in Guangdong Province 廣東省／广东省 ( Guǎngdōng Shěng) in south China

cíxuánfú

磁悬浮

[磁懸浮]

magnetic levitation (train)
maglev

xuánfúwēilì

悬浮微粒

[懸浮微粒]

particulates
particulate matter

fúchūshuǐmiàn

浮出水面

[浮出水面]

to float up (idiom); to become evident
to surface
to appear

fújiāfànzhái

浮家泛宅

[浮家泛宅]

lit. to live on a boat
to drift from place to place (idiom)

fúxiǎngliánpiān

浮想联翩

[浮想聯翩]

to let one's imagination roam

kōngzhōngpiāofú

空中飘浮

[空中飄浮]

to float in the air

Póluófútú

婆罗浮屠

[婆羅浮屠]

Borobudur (in Java, Indonesia)

fúdòngdìyù

浮动地狱

[浮動地獄]

floating hell
slave ships

fúlìdìnglü

浮力定律

[浮力定律]

Archimedes' principle (physical law of buoyancy)

qīnglàngfúbó

轻浪浮薄

[輕浪浮薄]

(idiom) frivolous

qījífútú

七级浮屠

[七級浮屠]

seven floor pagoda

fúyúnzhāolù

浮云朝露

[浮雲朝露]

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

Fú Shēng Liù Jì

浮生六记

[浮生六記]

Six Records of a Floating Life, autobiographical novel and description of Qing dynasty life by 沈復／沈复 ( Shěn Fù), published 1808

fúdiāoqiángzhǐ

浮雕墙纸

[浮雕牆紙]

anaglypta (sculptured wallpaper)

xūwénfúlǐ

虚文浮礼

[虛文浮禮]

empty formality

rénfúyúshì

人浮于事

[人浮於事]

more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth

fúguānglüèyǐng

浮光掠影

[浮光掠影]

flickering light and passing shadows (idiom)
blurred scenery
cursory
superficial

báichìfú'ōu

白翅浮鸥

[白翅浮鷗]

(bird species of China) white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

fúyóushēngwù

浮游生物

[浮游生物]

plankton

yǒuchényǒufú

有沉有浮

[有沉有浮]

to have one's ups and downs

fúdiǎnyùnsuàn

浮点运算

[浮點運算]

floating point operation

Fúshìdébóshì

浮士德博士

[浮士德博士]

Dr Faustus

fúlìtiáozhěngzhuāngzhì

浮力调整装置

[浮力調整裝置]

BCD
Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)

qiǎntānzhǐshìfúbiāo

浅滩指示浮标

[淺灘指示浮標]

bar buoy
buoy marking shallows or sandbar

fúlìtiáozhěngbèixīn

浮力调整背心

[浮力調整背心]

BCD
Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving)

ànxiàhúlúfúqǐpiáo

按下葫芦浮起瓢

[按下葫蘆浮起瓢]

solve one problem only to find another cropping up

jiùrényīmìngshèngzàoqījífútú

救人一命胜造七级浮屠

[救人一命勝造七級浮屠]

saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-floor pagoda (idiom)