Chinese symbol for “blow”
吹
chuī
to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff
The closest CC-CEDICT match for blow 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 “blow”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刮 (颳) | guā | to blow (of the wind) |
| 打击 (打擊) | dǎ jī | to hit; to strike |
| 飕 (颼) | sōu | to blow (as of wind); sound of wind |
| 刮 | guā | to scrape; to blow |
| 熔断 (熔斷) | róng duàn | (of fuse wire) to melt; to blow; (fig.) to halt stock trading |
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 “blow”.
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.