Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吹


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Meaning

to blow, puff, boast, brag

Pronunciation

chuī

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: lack (A yawning person is lacking sth., namely good manners)

Mnemonic

If the 'out-of-the-mouth" is lacking sth, it is just blowing.

Radicals

mouth, opening(This is a small square. If it is bigger: , it is an enclosure.)
lack, yawn
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Vocabulary

鼓吹 gǔ chuī to agitate for; to enthusiastically promote
吹捧 chuī pěng to flatter; to laud sb's accomplishments; adulation
吹拂 chuī fú to brush; to caress (of breeze); to praise
吹嘘 chuī xū to brag
自吹自擂 zì chuī zì léi to blow one's own trumpet (idiom)
大吹大擂 dà chuī dà léi make an exhibition of oneself; ostentation

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