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吹
Pinyin: chuī
English Definition: to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through
Chinese Definition:
①合拢嘴唇用力出气：吹打。吹灯(ａ．把灯火吹灭；b．喻人死亡；c．喻失败、垮台)。吹毛求疵。吹鼓手(ａ．办婚、丧事时吹奏鼓乐的人；b．胡乱吹捧和宣扬别人的人)。吹灰之力。
②说大话：吹牛。吹嘘。
③类似吹的动作：吹拂。风吹草动。
④(事情)失败：吹台。
⑤消息流传，鼓动宣传：鼓吹。
Total strokes: 7; Radical: 口
Pictophonetic: 欠 indicates the sound; 口 (mouth) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • ⿰ Left to right
    • 口 [ kǒu ] mouth; entrance, gate, opening
    • 欠 [ qiàn ] to lack, to owe; to breathe, to yawn
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Example Words
鼓吹 gǔ chuī to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
吹牛 chuī niú to talk big; to shoot off one's mouth; to chat (dialect)
吹拂 chuī fú to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
吹嘘 chuī xū to brag
吹捧 chuī pěng to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
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