浮 · Zhang Zhi
浮 (fú, 2nd tone) is what refuses to sink. 《說文·水部》: 浮，氾也。从水孚聲 — Duan Yucai emends the received 氾 to 汎, observing that 汎 and 浮 gloss each other while 氾/濫 belong to flooding. The Shijing sings 載沉載浮, ‘now sinking, now floating’ (Xiaoya, Jingjin $9.00 – Purchase Checkout Added to cart