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Chinese symbol for “drifter”

漂流者
piāo liú zhě
drifter; whitewater rafter

The closest CC-CEDICT match for drifter is 漂流者 (piāo liú zhě), defined as: drifter; whitewater rafter.

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Characters and stroke order

漂 piāo
to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
radical 85 ⽔ · 14 strokes
流 liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
radical 85 ⽔ · 10 strokes
者 zhě
that which; they who; those who
radical 125 ⽼ · 9 strokes

Other Chinese words for “drifter”

WordPinyinMeaning
盲流máng liú(PRC) flow of people from the countryside into the cities; rural migrant without definite prospects

Related words

Other words that share a character with 漂流者.

WordPinyinMeaning
漂亮piào liangpretty; beautiful
漂流piāo liúto float on the current; to drift along or about
漂浮piāo fúto float; to hover
漂移piāo yíto drift
漂泊piāo bó(of a boat) to float; to drift; to lie at anchor; (fig.) to roam; to lead a wandering existence
漂白piǎo báito bleach; to whiten
交流jiāo liúto exchange; exchange
流行liú xíng(of a contagious disease etc) to spread; to propagate; (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular; fashionable
记者 (記者)jì zhěreporter; journalist; 个 (gè)

See also: Japanese symbol for “drifter”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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