吹

See also: 欥

吹	U+5439, 吹 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5439

← 吸
[U+5438]

CJK Unified Ideographs

吺 →
[U+543A]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

吹 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口弓人 (RNO), four-corner 6708₂, composition ⿰口欠)

References

KangXi: page 179, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3373
Dae Jaweon: page 397, character 7
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 593, character 3
Unihan data for U+5439

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 吹
Shang	Western Zhou	Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Oracle bone script	Bronze inscriptions	Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (吹) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
吹	kʰjol, kʰjols
炊	*kʰjol
焁	qʰral, qʰel

Ideogrammic compound (會意／会意) : 口 (“mouth”) + 欠 (“blow”).

Pronunciation 1

simp. and trad.		吹
alternative forms		𠷕龡䶴 "to play music"

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): chuī (chui¹)
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟ
(Chengdu, SP): cui¹
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): чуй (čuy, I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhôi
Jin (Wiktionary): cui¹
Min Dong (BUC): chuŏi
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): chhe / chher / chhoe / chhui
(Teochew, Peng'im): cuê¹
Wu (Wiktionary): tshr (T1)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuei
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui¹
  - Yale: chwēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuei
  - Palladius: чуй (čuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: cui¹
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: cui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuei⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: чуй (čuy, I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰuei²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi¹
  - Yale: chēui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhôi
  - Hakka Romanization System: coi´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: coi¹
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰoi̯²⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: cui¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sʰuei¹¹/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chuŏi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰui⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Taipei, Hsinchu, Magong, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhe
  - Tâi-lô: tshe
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhef
  - IPA (Philippines): /t͡sʰe³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chher
  - Tâi-lô: tsher
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Lukang): /t͡sʰə³³/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /t͡sʰə⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoe
  - Tâi-lô: tshue
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoef
  - IPA (Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Yilan): /t͡sʰue⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhui
  - Tâi-lô: tshui
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhuy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰui³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰui⁴⁴/

Note:

chhe/chher/chhoe - vernacular;
chhui - literary.

- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cuê¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshue
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰue³³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: tshr (T1)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰiuᴇ/

Rime
Character	吹
Reading #	1/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	昌垂切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiuᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰʷiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjuɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰwiə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiue/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰǐwe/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰwie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰo[r]/
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰjol/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	吹
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chuī
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhwe ›
Old Chinese	/*tʰo[r]/
English	blow (v.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	吹
Reading #	1/2
No.	1653
Phonetic component	吹
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	吹
Old Chinese	/*kʰjol/

Definitions

吹

to blow; to puff
吹氣球／吹气球 ― chuī qìqiú ― to blow up a balloon
(of wind) to blow
- 野火燒不盡，春風吹又生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  野火烧不尽，春风吹又生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: circa 787, Bai Juyi, 賦得古原草送別／赋得古原草送别
  Yěhuǒ shāo bùjìn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
to play (a wind instrument)
吹口琴 ― chuī kǒuqín ― to play the harmonica
- 客有吹洞簫者，倚歌而和之。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  客有吹洞箫者，倚歌而和之。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1082, Su Shi, 前赤壁賦／前赤壁赋
  Kè yǒu chuī dòngxiāo zhě, yǐgē ér hè zhī. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this example)
(colloquial) to brag; to boast
(colloquial) to drink alcoholic beverages directly from a bottle
(colloquial, of a plan) to fall through; (of relationship) to break down
(Cantonese) Short for 吹水.
(ACG) to like
吹爆 ― chuī bào ― to like very much
全員吹／全员吹 ― quányuán chuī ― someone who likes everyone (in the anime)
Misspelling of 催 (cuī, “to urge”).

Synonyms

(to fall through): 吹臺／吹台 (chuītái), 告吹 (gàochuī)

Compounds

Derived terms from 吹

一吹一唱
吹功 (chuīgōng)
吹口哨 (chuī kǒushào)
吹呼
吹啦
吹喇叭 (chuī lǎba)
吹大炮 (chuī dàpào)
吹奏 (chuīzòu)
吹手
吹打 (chuīdǎ)
吹拂 (chuīfú)
吹指
吹捧 (chuīpěng)
吹擂
吹毛
吹毛取瑕
吹毛毛
吹毛求瑕
吹毛求疵 (chuīmáoqiúcī)
吹毛索疵
吹法螺
吹火
吹灰
吹灰之力 (chuīhuīzhīlì)
吹牛 (chuīniú)
吹牛大王
吹牛皮 (chuī niúpí)
吹玻璃
吹竹
吹筒
吹管 (chuīguǎn)
吹箭
吹糖
吹腔 (chuīqiāng)
吹葭

吹起捏塌
吹送流
吹釉
吹鼓手
大力鼓吹
大吹
大吹大擂 (dàchuīdàléi)
大吹法螺
大吹牛皮
弦吹
清吹
自吹自擂 (zìchuīzìléi)
超吹 (chāochuī)
鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
一風吹／一风吹 (yīfēngchuī)
吳市吹簫／吴市吹箫
吹冷風／吹冷风 (chuī lěngfēng)
吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
吹大氣／吹大气
吹奏樂器／吹奏乐器 (chuīzòu yuèqì)
吹彈／吹弹
吹影鏤塵／吹影镂尘
吹打樂／吹打乐 (chuīdǎyuè)
吹樂器／吹乐器
吹氣勝蘭／吹气胜兰
吹氣球／吹气球
吹燈／吹灯
吹燈兒／吹灯儿
吹皺一池春水／吹皱一池春水 (chuī zhòu yīchí chūn shuǐ)
吹簫／吹箫 (chuīxiāo)
吹簫吳市／吹箫吴市
吹糖人兒／吹糖人儿
吹糠見米／吹糠见米
吹網／吹网
吹脣／吹唇

吹臺／吹台 (chuītái)
吹蝕／吹蚀 (chuīshí)
吹蝕作用／吹蚀作用
吹蝕穴／吹蚀穴 (chuīshíxué)
吹襲／吹袭 (chuīxí)
吹銃／吹铳
吹雲／吹云
吹風／吹风 (chuīfēng)
吹風機／吹风机 (chuīfēngjī)
吹風胡哨／吹风胡哨
吹鬍子／吹胡子
噓枯吹生／嘘枯吹生
因風吹火／因风吹火
大肆吹噓／大肆吹嘘
引風吹火／引风吹火
懲羹吹齏／惩羹吹齑
斬草不除根，春風吹又生／斩草不除根，春风吹又生 (zhǎn cǎo bù chúgēn, chūnfēng chuī yòu shēng)
日炙風吹／日炙风吹
橫吹／横吹 (héngchuī)
胡吹亂滂／胡吹乱滂
胡吹亂謅／胡吹乱诌
胡吹大氣／胡吹大气
自我吹噓／自我吹嘘
鏤塵吹影／镂尘吹影
雨打風吹／雨打风吹
電吹風／电吹风 (diànchuīfēng)
順風吹火／顺风吹火
風吹浪打／风吹浪打
風吹砂／风吹砂
風吹草低／风吹草低
風吹草動／风吹草动 (fēngchuīcǎodòng)
風吹雨打／风吹雨打 (fēngchuīyǔdǎ)
馬上吹／马上吹
鬼吹燈／鬼吹灯
麵杖吹火／面杖吹火

Pronunciation 2

simp. and trad.		吹
alternative forms		䶴 (wind instruments)

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuì (chui⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceoi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuèi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻui⁴
  - Yale: chwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuey
  - Palladius: чуй (čuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰweɪ̯⁵¹/

Note: in 鼓吹 (gǔchuī), Mainland Standard Chinese uses chuī for all senses.

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceoi³
  - Yale: cheui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³³/

Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕʰiuᴇ^H/

Rime
Character	吹
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	昌 (24)
Final (韻)	支 (12)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	尺僞切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕʰiuᴇ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕʰʷiɛ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕʰjuɛ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/cʰwiə̆^H/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕʰiue^H/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕʰǐwe^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕʰwie̯^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	chuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tʰo[r]-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*kʰjols/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	吹
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	chuì
Middle Chinese	‹ tsyhwe^H ›
Old Chinese	/*tʰo[r]-s/
English	musical concert
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	吹
Reading #	2/2
No.	1655
Phonetic component	吹
Rime group	歌
Rime subdivision	3
Corresponding MC rime	吹
Old Chinese	/*kʰjols/

Definitions

吹

^⁜ wind instruments; music performed with wind instruments
(literary) wind

Compounds

吹吹
吹器
吹苓
吹金
夕吹
晚吹
朔吹 (shuòchuì)

歌吹
清吹
金吹
鼃吹
鼓吹 (gǔchuī)
鼓吹弦
兩部鼓吹／两部鼓吹

吹樂／吹乐
詩腸鼓吹／诗肠鼓吹
鐃吹／铙吹
鳳吹／凤吹
黃門鼓吹／黄门鼓吹
鼓吹樂／鼓吹乐 (gǔchuīyuè)
鼓吹鳴蛙／鼓吹鸣蛙

References

“Entry #2981”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

Japanese

Kanji

吹

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

To blow (such as an instrument)

Readings

Go-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)
Kan-on: すい (sui, Jōyō)
Kun: ふく (fuku, 吹く, Jōyō)

Compounds

吹(すい)禅(ぜん) (suizen): "blowing meditation"
吹(ふ)き鳴(な)らす (fukinarasu): "to blow"

Korean

Hanja

吹 (eumhun 불 취 (bul chwi))

Hanja form^? of 취 (“to blow”).

Vietnamese

Han character

吹: Hán Nôm readings: xuy, xi, xơi, xoe, xôi, xuê, xúy/xuý, xùi, xì, xỉ, xua, xuề, xuế, xuể, xui, xủi, xuôi

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