吹牛 chuīniú brag; boast

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Stroke order

吹牛 is written in 11 strokes across 2 characters.

吹牛 — the Chinese character for brag; boast (chuīniú), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 吹牛 — brag; boast

吹 — 7 strokes
牛 — 4 strokes

Senses

to talk big; to brag; to shoot off one's mouth
(dialect) to chat idly

Characters in 吹牛

吹 chuī — to blow; to play a wind instrument; to blast
牛 niú — ox; cow; bull

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Related words

吹牛 is pronounced chuīniú and means “brag; boast”.

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