嘘

xū

exhale; blow out; deep sigh; hiss; praise

How to write 嘘, stroke by stroke

to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!

Pictophonetic: semantic 口 (mouth), phonetic 虚

Made of 口 + 虚

吹嘘chuī xūto brag
嘘嘘xū xūto pee pee (kiddie or feminine slang)
嘘声xū shēnghissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
发嘘声fā xū shēngto hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
唏嘘xī xū(onom.) to sigh; to sob
自我吹嘘zì wǒ chuī xūto blow one's own horn (idiom)
嘘寒问暖xū hán wèn nuǎnto enquire solicitously about sb's well-being (idiom); to pamper
喘嘘嘘chuǎn xū xūvariant of 喘吁吁

她老是吹嘘自己是个游泳健将。
tā lǎo shì chuī xū zì jǐ shì gè yóu yǒng jiàn jiàng 。
She always boasts of being a good swimmer.
他吹嘘这场谋杀。
tā chuī xū zhè chǎng móu shā 。
He bragged about the killing.
嘘，安静！
xū ， ān jìng ！
Oh, hush!