吹

• 拼音: chuī
• 汉字拆解: 吹 = 口 (mouth) + 欠 (to yawn, lacking) — blowing air from the mouth

含义

To blow. Refers to blowing air with the mouth or wind blowing.

Used for wind blowing, blowing out candles, playing wind instruments, and colloquially for boasting or bragging (吹牛). Also used when a deal or relationship falls through.

例句

1. 外面的风吹得很大。
2. 她吹灭了蛋糕上的蜡烛。
3. 他会吹口琴。

用法指南

语境: weather, music, daily life

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 风吹得很大，小心帽子。(The wind is blowing hard — watch your hat.)
• 帮我吹一下这个气球。(Help me blow up this balloon.)

错误说法

• 注意吹牛是吹的引申义 — 吹牛 means to brag or boast, not literally blowing on a cow. It is very colloquial.

起源与历史

Phono-semantic compound: 口 (mouth) provides the meaning, 欠 (lacking, yawning) provides the phonetic. Depicts air blown from the mouth.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal