Chinese symbol for “blast”
吹
chuī
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blast is 吹 (chuī), defined as: to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag.
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
Other Chinese words for “blast”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爆破 | bào pò | to blow up; to demolish (using explosives) |
| 鼓风 (鼓風) | gǔ fēng | a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal); blast (in blast furnace) |
Related words
Other words that share a character 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) |
See also: Japanese symbol for “blast”.
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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