吹

chuī

to blow

to play a wind instrument; to blast; to puff; to boast; to brag; to end in failure; to fall through

mouth (口) + [sound: chuī] (欠) = to blow

口 anchors the meaning: this is something the mouth does. 欠 is there for its sound, lending the chuī pronunciation rather than adding meaning.

口+欠→吹
口MouthSemantic
欠Originally depicted a person yawningPhonetic

风把树叶吹到了地上。

fēng bǎ shù yè chuī dào le dì shang。

The wind blew the leaves onto the ground.

他们的合作计划最后吹了。

tā men de hé zuò jì huà zuì hòu chuī le。

Their cooperation plan fell through in the end.

Words with 吹

告吹

gào chuī

to fizzle out

吹哨

chuī shào

to blow a whistle

吹风

chuī fēng

to let the wind blow on oneself; to be exposed to the wind; to air out (a room); to blow air (e.g. to dry one's hair)

吹袭

chuī xí

(of wind) to blow fiercely; (of a storm) to strike

胡吹

hú chuī

to boast wildly

野火烧不尽,春风吹又生

yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)

电吹风

diàn chuī fēng

hair dryer

风吹日晒

fēng chuī rì shài

(idiom) to be exposed to the elements

风吹草动

fēng chuī cǎo dòng

lit. grass stirring in the wind (idiom)

风吹雨打

fēng chuī yǔ dǎ

lit. windswept and battered by rain

鼓吹

gǔ chuī

to agitate for

鼓吹者

gǔ chuī zhě

advocate

More characters with 口

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