Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 吹


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Meaning

blow, breathe out

Pronunciation

SUI
fuku

Explanation

Left: mouth , right: lack (The mouth wide open of the yawning person is lacking [i.e. manners])

Mnemonic

If out of the mouth a "nothing" is coming, then it is "blowing".

Radicals

mouth(A small square stands for the mouth, and a big square is an enclosure.)
deficiency(The radical kakeru shows a mouth wide open and stands for lack or deficiency.)
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!

Vocabulary

吹く ふく to blow (wind, etc), to emit, to spout
吹奏 すいそう playing wind instruments
吹雪 ふぶき snow storm

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