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The character 浮 is built with the water radical 氵 on the left and the phonetic 孚 (fú) on the right. Its original meaning was the physical action of an object remaining buoyant on the surface of water. Because such objects have no deep roots and are easily moved by currents or wind, the meaning broadened to describe things that are unsteady, transient, or fleeting. This gave rise to a sense of superficiality, applied to behaviors, thoughts, or attitudes that lack depth, seriousness, and a solid foundational grounding.
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木头浮在水上。
气球浮在空中。
树叶浮在池塘里。
他的心里浮起一丝希望。
不要有浮躁的情绪。
这幅画给人一种浮夸的感觉。
他的解释过于浮浅，缺乏深度。
在浩瀚的宇宙中，地球犹如一叶浮舟。
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