See also:
U+5439, 吹
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5439

[U+5438]
CJK Unified IdeographsCategory:CJK Unified Ideographs block#*0000021561
[U+543A]
Category:Han script characters#%20

Translingual

Stroke order
7 strokes

Han character

Category:Translingual lemmas#口04吹Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#口04吹Category:Translingual symbols#口04吹Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes#口04吹Category:Translingual entries with incorrect language header#口04吹Category:Pages with entries#吹Category:Pages with 5 entries#吹 (Kangxi radical 30, +4, 7 strokes, Cangjie input 口弓人 (RNO), four-corner 67082, composition )Category:Han script characters#口04吹

Derived characters

References

  • 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

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character
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)Category:Han ideogrammic compounds#口04: (mouth) + (blow) according to oracle bones and bronzes. An archaic variant of this character is .

Pronunciation 1

simp. and trad.
alternative forms 𠷕

"to play music"

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

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2
Initial () (24)
Final () (12)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
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
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
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
Reading # 1/2
No. 1653
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰjol/
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Definitions

Category:Chinese lemmas#口04Category:Chinese hanzi#口04Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#口04Category:Pages with entries#吹Category:Pages with 5 entries#吹

  1. to blow; to puff
    氣球气球   chuī qìqiú   to blow up a balloonCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  2. (of wind) to blow
    1. (of typhoon) to hit; to strike
  3. to blow; to play a wind instrument
    口琴   chuī kǒuqín   to play the harmonicaCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  4. (colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#口04) to brag; to boast
    繼續继续 [Cantonese]   gai3 zuk6 ceoi1 aa1! [Jyutping]   Please continue bragging. (sarcastic)Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples
  5. (colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#口04) to drink alcoholic beverages directly from a bottle
  6. (colloquialCategory:Chinese colloquialisms#口04, of a plan) to fall through; (of relationship) to break down
  7. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#口04) short for 吹水Category:Chinese short forms
  8. (CantoneseCategory:Cantonese Chinese#口04) short for 吹脹 / 吹胀 (ceoi1 zoeng3)Category:Cantonese short forms#口04
    [Cantonese]   nei5 ceoi1 aa4? [Jyutping]   What can you do to me? (offensive)Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples
  9. (ACGCategory:Chinese fandom slang#口04) to like
       chuī bào   to like very muchCategory:Mandarin terms with usage examples
    全員全员   quányuán chuī   someone who likes everyone (in the anime)Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples
  10. Misspelling of (cuī, “to urge”).Category:Chinese misspellings
Synonyms
  • (to play a wind instrument): 吹奏 (chuīzòu)
  • (to brag):
Compounds

Pronunciation 2

simp. and trad.
alternative forms (wind instruments)

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

Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (24)
Final () (12)
Tone (調) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
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
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
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
Reading # 2/2
No. 1655
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*kʰjols/
Category:Chinese lemmas#口04Category:Mandarin lemmas#口04Category:Cantonese lemmas#口04Category:Middle Chinese lemmas#口04Category:Old Chinese lemmas#口04Category:Chinese hanzi#口04Category:Mandarin hanzi#口04Category:Cantonese hanzi#口04Category:Middle Chinese hanzi#口04Category:Old Chinese hanzi#口04Category:Chinese nouns#口04Category:Mandarin nouns#口04Category:Cantonese nouns#口04Category:Middle Chinese nouns#口04Category:Old Chinese nouns#口04Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation#口04Category:Chinese terms spelled with 吹#口04

Definitions

Category:Chinese lemmas#口04Category:Chinese hanzi#口04Category:Chinese entries with incorrect language header#口04Category:Pages with entries#吹Category:Pages with 5 entries#吹

  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard ChineseCategory:Chinese terms with obsolete senses#口04) wind instruments; music performed with wind instruments
  2. (literaryCategory:Chinese literary terms#口04) wind
Compounds

References

Category:Beginning Mandarin#口04 Category:zh:Music#口04

Japanese

Kanji

(Jōyō kanji)

Category:Japanese kanji#口04Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys#口04Category:Japanese jōyō kanji#口04
  1. To blow (such as an instrument)

Readings

Compounds

Korean

Etymology

Historical spelling: ᄎᆔ (Yale: chywi), see Gale (1897, p. 1094).

Hanja

(eumhun (bul chwi))Category:Korean lemmas#취Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys#취Category:Korean hanja#취Category:Korean entries with incorrect language header#취Category:Pages with entries#吹Category:Pages with 5 entries#吹

  1. hanja form? of (to blow)Category:Korean hanja forms#吹

References

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

Vietnamese

Han character

: Hán Việt readings: xuy[1][2][3][4][5][6][7], xúy/xuý[4][8], súy/suý[1]Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán#口04 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters
: 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], [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]Category:Vietnamese Nom#口04 Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese Han characters

  1. chữ Nôm form of sôi (boiling; boiled)Category:Vietnamese Nom
  2. chữ Nôm form of xôiCategory:Vietnamese Nom
    1. steamed glutinous rice
    2. used in xa xôi (faraway, distant, remote)
  3. chữ Nôm form of xúi ((colloquialCategory:Vietnamese colloquialisms#口04) to induce)Category:Vietnamese Nom
  4. chữ Nôm form of xuôiCategory:Vietnamese Nom
    1. in the "usual", "expected" or "conforming" direction
    2. (literaryCategory:Vietnamese literary terms#口04) 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)Category:Vietnamese Nom

References

Category:Beginning Mandarin Category:CJK Unified Ideographs block Category:Cantonese Chinese Category:Cantonese hanzi Category:Cantonese lemmas Category:Cantonese nouns Category:Cantonese short forms Category:Cantonese terms with audio pronunciation Category:Cantonese terms with usage examples Category:Cantonese verbs Category:Chinese colloquialisms Category:Chinese fandom slang Category:Chinese hanzi Category:Chinese lemmas Category:Chinese links with redundant alt parameters Category:Chinese links with redundant wikilinks Category:Chinese literary terms Category:Chinese misspellings Category:Chinese nouns Category:Chinese short forms Category:Chinese terms spelled with 吹 Category:Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation Category:Chinese terms with obsolete senses Category:Chinese terms with redundant script codes Category:Chinese verbs Category:Classical Chinese terms with quotations Category:Dungan hanzi Category:Dungan lemmas Category:Dungan verbs Category:Eastern Min hanzi Category:Eastern Min lemmas Category:Eastern Min verbs Category:Hakka hanzi Category:Hakka lemmas Category:Hakka verbs Category:Han ideogrammic compounds Category:Han script characters Category:Hokkien hanzi Category:Hokkien lemmas Category:Hokkien verbs Category:Japanese jōyō kanji Category:Japanese kanji Category:Japanese kanji with goon reading すい Category:Japanese kanji with kan'on reading すい Category:Japanese kanji with kun reading ふ・く Category:Japanese terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Category:Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Category:Japanese terms with redundant transliterations Category:Jin hanzi Category:Jin lemmas Category:Jin verbs Category:Korean hanja Category:Korean hanja forms Category:Korean lemmas Category:Korean terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Category:Mandarin hanzi Category:Mandarin lemmas Category:Mandarin links with redundant target parameters Category:Mandarin nouns Category:Mandarin terms with audio pronunciation Category:Mandarin terms with usage examples Category:Mandarin verbs Category:Middle Chinese hanzi Category:Middle Chinese lemmas Category:Middle Chinese nouns Category:Middle Chinese verbs Category:Old Chinese hanzi Category:Old Chinese lemmas Category:Old Chinese nouns Category:Old Chinese verbs Category:Pages with 5 entries Category:Pages with entries Category:Puxian Min hanzi Category:Puxian Min lemmas Category:Puxian Min verbs Category:Requests for translations of Classical Chinese usage examples Category:Sichuanese hanzi Category:Sichuanese lemmas Category:Sichuanese verbs Category:Teochew hanzi Category:Teochew lemmas Category:Teochew verbs Category:Translingual lemmas Category:Translingual symbols Category:Translingual terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Category:Translingual terms with redundant script codes Category:Vietnamese Chữ Hán Category:Vietnamese Han characters Category:Vietnamese Nom Category:Vietnamese colloquialisms Category:Vietnamese lemmas Category:Vietnamese literary terms Category:Wu hanzi Category:Wu lemmas Category:Wu verbs Category:zh:Music