吹

chuī

to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast

verb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

吹

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

吹
  • 吹牛chuīniúto talk bigB7
  • 吹捧chuīpěngto flatterB7
  • 风吹雨打fēngchuī-yǔdǎlit. windswept and battered by rainB7

See it in sentences

风把门吹开了。

The wind blew the door open.

妈妈帮我吹头发。

Mom is blow drying my hair.