虚(xū)

HSK 511 strokesTrad. 虛

emptiness

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Character information

Pinyin
xū
Meaning
emptiness; void; abstract theory or guiding principles; empty or unoccupied; diffident or timid; false; humble or modest; (of health) weak; virtual; in vain
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 5
Traditional
虛

Origin & structure

Where 虚 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿸虍业

A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

虍hū业yè

Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper left.

Traditional form 虛: A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 丱

How to write 虚 step by step

11 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 虚

Common words using 虚 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

nòng弄xū虚zuò作jiǎ假
HSK 7-9

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

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kōng空xū虚
HSK 7-9

hollow

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xū虚jiǎ假
HSK 7-9

false; phony; sham

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xū虚wěi伪
HSK 7-9

false

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chéng乘xū虚

to take advantage of weakness

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wù务xū虚

to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)

Open 务虚 page →
tài太xū虚

Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

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bù不xū虚cǐ此xíng行

(idiom) it's been a worthwhile trip

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丑丢乏乘乙亏享仔

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弄作假空伪乘务太

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