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The character 吹 combines the semantic radical 口 (mouth) with the component 欠, depicting a person exhaling or opening their mouth wide. Together, they represent the forceful expulsion of air. Its core meaning is "to blow", used for natural phenomena like wind, human actions such as playing instruments or cooling food, and inflating objects. Beyond literal blowing, it also developed colloquial and figurative senses, meaning to boast or talk big, likening empty promises or exaggerated claims to blowing mere hot air.
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风把叶子吹走了。
他喜欢吹口琴。
别吹电扇，小心感冒。
我吹灭了生日蜡烛。
孩子们在草地上吹泡泡。
他经常吹嘘自己的经历。
秋风把云彩吹散了。
这个消息很快就被吹得神乎其神。