吹

chuī
HSK 5
#1,388 most
frequent character
to blow, to play a wind instrument
verb

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

吹 pairs 口, a mouth, with 欠, a gaping figure, so it first meant pushing air out through tight lips. From there it grew to blowing and puffing, then to playing a wind instrument. Boasting and falling through are later extensions.

Drawn as: mouth and open-mouthed figure

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Example Sentences

他会吹笛子。
tā huì chuīdí zǐ 。
He can play the flute.
今天的风吹得很大。
jīntiān de fēng chuīdé hěndà 。
The wind is blowing very hard today.
他总是吹牛。
tā zǒngshì chuīniú 。
He always brags.

Words with similar meanings

吹奏chuīzòu
to play (a wind instrument)
More specific to the action of playing a wind instrument.
吹嘘chuīxū
to boast
Focuses more on the aspect of bragging or boasting.

Words Starting With 吹

吹捧chuī pěng
to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
吹牛chuī niú
to brag; to chat (dialect)

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