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吹

chuī

to blow; to play a wind instrument

HSK 2 · Topic “Nature and weather”
A person blowing up a balloon
Memory picture

Character

吹 chuī

Strokes
7
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
口 mouth 欠 to lack, to owe
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 风在吹。 Fēng zài chuī. The wind is blowing.
  • 别吹太久。 Bié chuī tài jiǔ. Do not blow too long.
  • 他会吹笛子。 Tā huì chuī dízi. He can play the flute.

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