吹 Stroke Order — How to Write 吹

Stroke Order

吹 is written in 7 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 口, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

吹 Radical and Character Components

Components:口欠

吹 is a phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) carries the meaning, while 欠 indicates the sound.

Radical: 口 + 4 more strokes

吹 Pronunciation and Pinyin

chuī

Meanings of 吹 in Chinese

chuī吹

To blow (air from the mouth); to play a wind instrument. Figuratively, it is used in idioms such as 'to find fault (吹毛求疵)', 'effortless (吹灰之力)', or 'to fail/extinguish (吹灯)'.

解决这个问题对他来说简直是吹灰之力。

Solving this problem is simply effortless for him.

to brag; to boast; to talk big

他总是喜欢吹牛，说自己多厉害。

He always likes to brag about how great he is.

To blow or fan, describing an action where air moves something, like wind blowing or a gentle breeze caressing.

微风吹拂着我的脸颊，感觉很舒服。

A gentle breeze caressed my cheeks, and it felt very comfortable.

To fail; to fall through (of a plan, deal, or event).

我们谈好的那笔生意，因为资金问题最终吹了

The deal we had agreed upon eventually fell through due to funding issues.

To spread (news or ideas), to promote, to advocate.

他们正在吹一种新的环保理念。

They are advocating a new environmental concept.

Common Words and Phrases with 吹

chuī吹chuī吹dǎ打dǎ打

piping and drumming; playing wind and percussion instruments

村子里一有喜事，大伙儿就组织起来，吹吹打打庆祝一番。

Whenever there's a happy occasion in the village, everyone organizes to play wind and percussion instruments and celebrate.

chuī吹dǎ打

to play wind and percussion instruments

每逢佳节，村里都会有吹打的表演。

Every festive occasion, the village will have performances of wind and percussion music.

chuī吹dà大niú牛

To brag or boast excessively; to talk big.

他总是喜欢在朋友面前吹大牛，说自己如何如何厉害，结果却没有一次真正做到。

He always likes to talk big in front of his friends, boasting about how capable he is, but he has never actually accomplished anything.

chuī吹dàng荡

to blow; to sway (as by wind)

微风吹荡着柳枝，显得格外柔美

The gentle breeze wafted the willow branches, making them look exceptionally graceful.

chuī吹dēng灯

To blow out a lamp; colloquially, to die or to fail.

睡觉前，他习惯吹灯。

Before going to bed, he habitually blows out the lamp.

chuī吹dēng灯bá拔là蜡

To die; to be finished; to kick the bucket (often used sarcastically or derisively).

这个老牌子的电器质量越来越差，销量也大不如前，估计很快就要吹灯拔蜡了。

The quality of this old brand of appliances is getting worse and worse, and sales are far from what they used to be. It's probably going to bite the dust soon.

chuī吹dòng动

To make something move or be driven by wind; to blow something into motion.

微风吹动了女孩的裙摆，轻柔地拂过她的脸颊。

The gentle breeze blew the girl's skirt, softly brushing against her cheek.

chuī吹fǎ法luó螺

to boast; to brag; to talk big

他总是喜欢在朋友面前吹法螺，说自己多么厉害，结果却常常让人失望。

He always likes to boast in front of his friends, saying how capable he is, but often ends up disappointing people.

chuī吹fēng风

To blow air (e.g., to fan a fire, to blow-dry hair); to be exposed to wind or a draft; informally, to give a heads-up or brief someone in advance.

她洗完澡后，习惯用吹风机吹干头发。

After her shower, she habitually blow-dries her hair with a hairdryer.

chuī吹fú拂

to gently blow, stir, or brush against (as a breeze)

夏日的微风吹拂着树叶，发出沙沙的响声。

The summer breeze caressed the leaves, making a rustling sound.

chuī吹gǔ鼓shǒu手

Originally a trumpeter or musician in traditional ceremonies; now, metaphorically and often derogatorily, a person who champions or promotes others, a propagandist.