How to Write 吣 (qìn) — Meaning “to vomit / to spew / to talk nonsense”

Picture your heart (心) feeling so sick that you open your mouth (口) to vomit or spew nonsense. This image of "mouth plus heart" helps you remember that 吣 means to vomit or talk nonsense.

Keep the left 口 small and square, and write the right 心 with three dots and a curved stroke. A common mistake is making the mouth too big or stretching the heart component too wide, which ruins the balance.

Unlike 吣 (mouth + heart), 卟 (mouth + 卜) means to divine or a popping sound, and 古 (十 + 口) means ancient. The right side 心 in 吣 is the key: it gives the meaning of vomiting or nonsense, which 卟 and 古 do not have.

吣 is not common in everyday speech but appears in words like 吣气 (qìn qì, "to talk nonsense") and 吣血 (qìn xuè, "to vomit blood"). It is often used in medical or literary contexts, and 吣气 is a colloquial way to dismiss someone's words as nonsense.

Common words containing 吣 include: 吣出 (qìn chū) — to vomit out / to spew out; 吣气 (qìn qì) — to talk nonsense / to vent; 吣血 (qìn xuè) — to vomit blood.