浏 (liú): to skim; to browse (in 浏览)

Meanings

我在手机上浏览了今天的新闻。

Wǒ zài shǒujī shàng liúlǎn le jīntiān de xīnwén.

I browsed today's news on my phone.

你平时用哪个浏览器？

Nǐ píngshí yòng nǎ gè liúlǎnqì?

Which browser do you usually use?

usage

浏 is bound; in modern use it means to read over quickly. Key words: 浏览 (to browse / skim) and 浏览器 (web browser).

radical

氵 shuǐ

water

氵 is the water radical 水 in left-side form. 浏 first meant clear, deep water; 'glancing smoothly over' something grew from that flowing image.

phonetic

刘 liú

a surname

刘 supplies the sound liú exactly and carries no meaning here, serving as the phonetic part.

浏 liú