虛

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虚

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false

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xū

キョ、コ

むなしい

허

Phonosemantic compound. 虍 represents the sound and 丘 represents the meaning.

Components

Traditional (虛)

虍 tiger (top)+ 丘 hill =

虛 false

虍 Phonetic component

hū tiger (top)

tiger

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丘 Meaning component

qiū hill

variant of 丘[qiū]

Simplified (虚)

虍 tiger (top)+ 业 business =

虚 void, false

虍 Phonetic component

hū tiger (top)

tiger

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业 Simplified component

yè business

profession, business

Shorthand for the 丘 component in the traditional character 虛.

Notes

Similar Characters

卢 rice vessel (simp)慮 ponder (trad/jp)盧 Louvre (trad)虏 to capture (simp)虑 be concerned (simp)虚 void (simp)虜 take captive (jp)豦 Wild A Wild Boar 雐 a type of bird 鬳 boiler 虐 despotic 虖 to cry 虘虞 concerned about 岳 Yue (simp)邱 hill 疐 stumble 蚯 earthworm (iii)

Historical Evolution

Seal

Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)

Seal

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

虛

Regular

Modern

Chinese

虚 / 虛 [xū]

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

Japanese

虚、空、洞うろ、うつお (old) 、うつほ (old) 、うつせ (old) 同音

noun hollow; cavity; hole

虚きょ同音

noun

unpreparedness
falsehood
astronomy Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

Korean

허 [虛]

Noun

weakness; Something that is insufficient or incomplete.

Example Sentences