| fú | to float/superficial/floating/unstable/movable/provisional/temporary/transient/impetuous/hollow/inflated/to exceed/superfluous/excessive/surplus |
| 浮 | to float superficial floating |
| 浮上 | to float up to rise to the surface fig. to rise in the world |
| 浮世绘 | ukiyo-e |
| 浮云 | floating clouds fleeting transient |
| 浮云朝露 | floating clouds, morning dew (idiom); fig. ephemeral nature of human existence |
| 浮云翳日 | Floating clouds obscure the sun. |
| 浮体 | floating body |
| 浮光掠影 | evanescent and cursory |
| 浮冰 | ice floe |
| 浮冰块 | floes; floe ice |
| 浮冰群 | ice pack |
| 浮出 | to emerge |
| 浮出水面 | to float up (idiom); to become evident to surface to appear |
| 浮利 | mere worldly, superficial gain, such as wealth and fame |
| 浮力 | buoyancy |
| 浮力中心 | center of buoyance; centre of buoyancy; buoyant centre |
| 浮力定律 | Archimedes' law of flotation |
| 浮力调整背心 | BCD Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving) |
| 浮力调整装置 | BCD Buoyancy Compensation Device (diving) |
| 浮动 | to float and drift unstable |