飘零

to fall and wither (like autumn leaves) / (fig.) drifting and homeless

variant of 飄|飘[piao1]

to float

zero / nought / zero sign / fractional / fragmentary / odd (of numbers) / (placed between two numbers to indicate a smaller quantity followed by a larger one) / fraction / (in mathematics) remainder (after division) / extra / to wither and fall / to wither

drifting aimlessly all over the place (idiom)

floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position