# 漂 — Drift

Frequency rank 1501 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 拭 (Wipe), less common than 徐 (Gently).

- On’yomi: ひょう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 水 Water (Kangxi 85)
- Frequency path: Level XII of XX

Water on the left, the west in the middle, and fire on the right — water from the west meeting fire creates steam that drifts aimlessly, carried along in a drift.

In words:

- 漂う ただよう — to drift about;to float;to hang in air

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