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Character Decomposition
吹=口+欠
Etymology
mouth
Meanings
to blow
to play a wind instrument
to blast
to puff
to boast
to brag
to end in failure
to fall through
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Words with 吹 141 total
military wind and percussion music played on horseback under the Han · transverse flute · to play such a flute横吹héng chuīto agitate for · to enthusiastically promote鼓吹gǔ chuīto boast · to shoot one's mouth off瞎吹xiā chuī(of wind) to blow strongly · (fig.) (of trends, changes etc) to sweep through society劲吹jìng chuīto blow-dry吹干chuī gānfailed; busted; to have not succeeded · to have died · to have parted company; to have chilled (of a relationship)吹了chuī leto blow a whistle · to whistle吹哨chuī shàoto brag吹嘘chuī xūto play (wind instruments)吹奏chuī zòu(of a musical instrument) blow hole吹孔chuī kǒngto brush · to caress (of breeze) · to praise吹拂chuī fúto resort to bragging and flattering · abbr. for chuī niú pāi mǎ吹拍chuī pāito flatter · to laud sb's accomplishments · adulation吹捧chuī pěngto talk big · to boast吹擂chuī léito disperse吹散chuī sànto blow air (into)吹气chuī qì(coll.) to chat casually; to shoot the breeze (originally Cantonese)吹水chuī shuǐto blow out (a flame)吹灭chuī mièto blow away dust吹灰chuī huīto blow out (a flame)吹熄chuī xī
Idioms with 吹 63 total Chain
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