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吹

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See also: 欥
吹 U+5439, 吹
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5439
← 吸
[U+5438]
CJK Unified Ideographs 吺 →
[U+543A]

Translingual

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Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character

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

Derived characters

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References

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  • Kangxi Dictionary: 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

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Glyph origin

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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

Ideogrammic compound (會意 / 会意): 口 (“mouth”) + 欠 (“blow”) according to oracle bones and bronzes. An archaic variant of this character is 龡.

Pronunciation 1

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simp. and trad.
吹
alternative forms 𠷕
龡
䶴 "to play music"

Note:
  • chhe/chher/chhoe - vernacular;
  • chhui - literary.

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
Baxter tsyhwe
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕʰiuᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕʰʷiɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕʰjuɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cʰwiə̆/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕʰiue/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕʰǐwe/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕʰwie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chuī
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ceoi1
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

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吹

  1. to blow; to puff
    吹氣球/吹气球  ―  chuī qìqiú  ―  to blow up a balloon
  2. (of wind) to blow
    1. (of typhoon) to hit; to strike
  3. to blow; to play a wind instrument
    吹口琴  ―  chuī kǒuqín  ―  to play the harmonica
  4. (colloquial) to brag; to boast
    繼續吹吖!/继续吹吖! [Cantonese]  ―  gai3 zuk6 ceoi1 aa1! [Jyutping]  ―  Please continue bragging. (sarcastic)
  5. (colloquial) to drink alcoholic beverages directly from a bottle
  6. (colloquial, of a plan) to fall through; (of relationship) to break down
  7. (Cantonese) ellipsis of 吹水 (ceoi1 seoi2)
  8. (Cantonese) ellipsis of 吹脹 / 吹胀 (ceoi1 zoeng3)
    你吹呀? [Cantonese]  ―  nei5 ceoi1 aa4? [Jyutping]  ―  What can you do to me? (offensive)
  9. (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)
  10. Misspelling of 催 (cuī, “to urge”).
Synonyms
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  • (to play a wind instrument): 吹奏 (chuīzòu)
  • (to brag):
Compounds
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Pronunciation 2

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

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

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
Baxter tsyhweH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡ɕʰiuᴇH/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡ɕʰʷiɛH/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡ɕʰjuɛH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/cʰwiə̆H/
Li
Rong
/t͡ɕʰiueH/
Wang
Li
/t͡ɕʰǐweH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/t͡ɕʰwie̯H/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
chuì
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ceoi3
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 吹
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
chuì
Middle
Chinese
‹ tsyhweH ›
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

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吹

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) wind instruments; music performed with wind instruments
  2. (literary) wind
Compounds
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References

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Japanese

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Kanji

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吹

(Jōyō kanji)

  1. To blow (such as an instrument)

Readings

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

Compounds

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Korean

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Etymology

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From Middle Chinese 吹 (MC tsyhwe).

Hanja

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吹 (eumhun 불 취 (bul chwi))

  1. hanja form? of 취 (“to blow”)

References

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Gale, James S.: A Korean-English Dictionary. Yokohama: Kelly & Walsh, 1897.

Vietnamese

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Han character

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吹: Hán Việt readings: xuy[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], xúy/xuý[4][8], súy/suý[1]
吹: Nôm readings: xui[1][2][3][5][6][7], xuôi[1][2][3][5][6][7], xuê[1][2][3][5][6][8], xôi[1][2][3][6][8], xuể[1][3][5][6][7], xơi[3][5][6][7][8], xì[3][5][6][7], xùi[3][5][8], xi[3][7][8], xoai[5][6][7], xuề[3][6], xoe[3][8], xúi[5][6], sôi[1], suy[2], xỉ[3], xua[3], xuế[3], xủi[3], xụi[5], xuội[5], xoi[7]

  1. chữ Nôm form of sôi (“boiling; boiled”)
  2. chữ Nôm form of xôi
    1. steamed glutinous rice
    2. used in xa xôi (“faraway, distant, remote”)
  3. chữ Nôm form of xúi (“(colloquial) to induce”)
  4. chữ Nôm form of xuôi
    1. in the "usual", "expected" or "conforming" direction
    2. (literary) to go with the flow; to go downstream
  5. chữ Nôm form of xuể (“placed after a verb or after a negator in a negative sentence to indicate the inability to carry out something”)

References

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