漂う
ただよう · tadayou · JLPT N1 · verb-godan
to float
漂 — water 氵 + 票 piào (phonetic)
A semantic-phonetic compound: 氵 (water) gives the meaning, while 票 supplies the sound. The original sense is 'to float on water,' from which extended meanings like 'to drift' and 'to bleach by rinsing' developed. The reading piào ('elegant, pretty') is a later figurative extension.