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虚

xū

void, false

Simplified form of 虛. Phonosemantic compound. 虍 represents the sound and 丘 represents the meaning.

Components
虍 sound component

虍  Sound component

hū

  

tiger

业 simplified component

业  Simplified component

yè

  

profession

Shorthand for the 丘 component in the traditional character 虛.

Evolution

虚 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
虚 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
虚 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
虚 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

虚 (虛) 

xū

false, worthless; empty, hollow; emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain

Most common words with 虚
Freq.
Word
Meaning

虚

void

虚假

false

虚构

to make up

虚拟

to imagine

虚弱

weak

Component uses

Sound component in 6 characters (0 verified)

墟 嘘 觑 覷 魖 歔

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 26.2053% of movies

1401st most common character in movies

1071st most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes

11

Traditional

虛

Unicode

U+865A


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