虚

Traditional (Taiwan): 虛

On the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list, at CEFR level C1.

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xū ㄒㄩ

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

Other words read xū

In the same tone

需 xū require
须 xū must
墟 xū ruins
嬬 xū mistress, concubine
吁 xū sh

All 25 words read xū

xu with other tones

许 xǔ allow
徐 xú slowly
叙 xù narrate
序 xù order
续 xù continue

All 65 words read xu in any tone

How 虚 is written

部首 radical: 虍
笔画 strokes: 11, with 5 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左上包围结构
偏旁 parts: 虍业

Easy to confuse with 虚

慮
膚

Words with 虚

Starting with 虚

虚假 xūjiǎ false
虚弱 xūruò weak
虚拟 xūnǐ imagine
虚实 xūshí real situation
虚伪 xūwěi false

All 77 words starting with 虚

Ending with 虚

空虚 kōngxū hollow
谦虚 qiānxū modest
心虚 xīnxū lacking in confidence
气虚 qìxū deficiency of 气 qì
阴虚 yīnxū deficiency of yin 阴 yīn

All 20 words ending with 虚

Containing 虚

名不虚传 míngbùxūchuán its reputation is well deserved
弄虚作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ practice fraud
乘虚而入 chéngxūérrù take advantage of a lapse
形同虚设 xíngtóngxūshè empty shell
徒有虚名 túyǒuxūmíng unwarranted fame

All 17 words containing 虚

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