吹 — Chinese character
吹
chuī
to blow, to puff; to brag, to boast
- Pinyin
- chuī
- Radical
- 30 ⼝ (Mouth)
- Strokes
- 7
- Components
- 口 欠
- Formation
- pictophonetic — mouth; meaning component 口; sound component 欠
- Japanese
- 吹 as a kanji
Common words with 吹
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 鼓吹 | gǔ chuī | to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote |
| 吹嘘 (吹噓) | chuī xū | to brag |
| 吹牛 | chuī niú | to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth; (dialect) to chat idly |
| 吹捧 | chuī pěng | to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments |
| 吹箫 (吹簫) | chuī xiāo | to play the xiao 箫 (xiāo), a vertical bamboo flute; (literary) to beg on the streets (abbr. for 吴市吹箫 (wú shì chuī xiāo)) |
| 吹奏 | chuī zòu | to play (wind instruments) |
| 吹哨 | chuī shào | to blow a whistle; to whistle |
| 吹风机 (吹風機) | chuī fēng jī | hair dryer |
| 潮吹 | cháo chuī | female ejaculation |
| 吹拂 | chuī fú | to brush; to caress (of breeze) |
| 吹风 (吹風) | chuī fēng | to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair); (fig.) to brief sb informally; to leak or |
| 风吹草动 (風吹草動) | fēng chuī cǎo dòng | (lit.) grass stirring in the wind (idiom); (fig.) the slightest whiff of trouble |
English words written with 吹
吹 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 1 · Zhuangzi 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 29
- Zhuangzi Transcendental Bliss
- Zhuangzi The Identity of Contraries
- Zhuangzi On Letting Alone
- Zhuangzi Self-Conceit
- Zhuangzi Tsê Yang
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