Skip to content
← Explore word lists

CHINESE CHARACTER

xū

虚

虚

Preparing animation…

void

Numbered pinyin
xu1
English meanings
emptiness, void, abstract theory or guiding principles, empty or unoccupied, diffident or timid, false, humble or modest, (of health) weak, virtual, in vain

Stroke practice

Loading writing practice…

BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Enclosed from the upper left structure

Enclosed from the upper left arrangement: outside 虍; inside 业.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿸虍业

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
Explore character components →

Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

Read the Chinese sentence, then check its English translation.

  1. 01

    xū虚bào报shùzì数字。

    Falsely report figures.

  2. 02

    qì气xū虚tǐ体ruò弱。

    Weak and deficient.

  3. 03

    shíshìqiúshì实事求是。

    Be truthful.

  4. 04

    chéngxìn诚信wèi为běn本。

    Honesty first.

  5. 05

    rúshí如实xiāng相bào报。

    Report truthfully.

  6. 06

    qiáng强shēn身jiàn健tǐ体。

    Keep fit.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 弄虚作假
  • 空虚
  • 虚伪
  • 虚假
  • 虚幻
  • 虚弱
  • 虚心
  • 虚拟
  • 虚构
  • 谦虚