浏 (liú) · to skim; to browse (in 浏览)

Meanings

1 to skim; to browse (in 浏览)
2 (of water) clear and deep

Characters

浏

liú

to browse; (water) clear

Examples

HSK 5

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.

HSK 6

你平时用哪个浏览器？

Nǐ píngshí yòng nǎ gè liúlǎnqì?

Which browser do you usually use?

Tips

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).

Components

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.

Stroke Order

浏 liú

Related Words

浏览 liúlǎn HSK 5 #9,191

to browse / to skim through / to glance over

浏览记录 liúlǎn jìlù

browsing history / viewing history (on apps or browsers)

浏览量 liúlǎnliàng

page views / view count / traffic

浏览软件 liúlǎn ruǎnjiàn

web browser / browser software

浏览器 liúlǎnqì HSK 6 #28,491

browser (software)

浏阳市 Liúyáng Shì

Liuyang (county-level city in Hunan Province, fireworks capital of China)

朗 lǎng #4,037

clear / bright / loud and clear

明确 míngquè HSK 5 #3,762

clear; definite; explicit / to make clear; to clarify

清醒 qīngxǐng HSK 6 #2,064

clear-headed; sober; awake / to become clear-headed; to come to one's senses

冲 chōng HSK 5 #809

(of water) to dash against / to mix with water; to infuse / to rinse; to flush / to develop (film) / to rise (in the air) / to clash; to collide