漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People
吹: blow, breathe
Also: puff, emit, smoke
JLPT N37 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
口 carries the meaning · 欠 is drawn in
7 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
スイsui · on'yomi · in compounds
- 吹奏楽すいそうがくmusic for wind instruments
ふくfuku · kun'yomi · on its own
- 吹くふくblow, emit, spout
- 笛吹きふえふきflute player
- 吹きだまりふきだまりdrift
- 吹き出物ふきでものpimple, acne
- 吹き出すふきだすspurt, burst in laughter
Special readingsThese words are read as a whole, not from the readings above.
- 息吹いぶきbreath
- 吹雪ふぶきdriving snow, blizzard
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成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Open your mouth wide and what do you see? A simple, sturdy square!”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
Easy to confuse
The difference, side by side吹 blow · 口
vs炊 cook · 火In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · chuī
Same form: 吹 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).
- Simplified
- 吹 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 吹 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin chuī most common reading
Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.
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