• 1388th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 47 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chuī (chui1)to blow • to play a wind instrument • to blast • to puff • to boast • to brag • to end in failure • to fall through

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

吹干 (吹乾)
吹嘘 (吹噓)
吹牛 
吹风机 (吹風機)

Uncommon

吹冷风 (吹冷風)
吹口哨 
吹拂 
吹捧 
吹散 
吹毛求疵 
吹气 (吹氣)
吹灰之力 
告吹 
自吹自擂 
电吹风 (電吹風)
风吹雨打 (風吹雨打)
鼓吹 

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  • 2378th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 19 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shào (shao4)a whistle • sentry

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
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Example Words

Common

花哨 

Uncommon

前哨 
口哨 
吹口哨 
吹哨 
哨兵 
哨子 
哨所 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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