虛

Simplified: 虚

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
須 xū must
鬚 xū beard
墟 xū ruins
嬬 xū mistress, concubine

All 25 words read xū

xu with other tones

許 xǔ allow
徐 xú slowly
敘 xù narrate
序 xù order
續 xù continue

All 65 words read xu in any tone

How 虛 is written

部首 radical: 虍
笔画 strokes: 12, with 6 after the 部首
结构 structure: 左上包围结构
偏旁 parts: 虍丱一

Words with 虛

Starting with 虛

虛假 xūjiǎ false
虛弱 xūruò weak
虛擬 xūnǐ imagine
虛實 xūshí real situation
虛偽 xūwěi false

All 77 words starting with 虛

Ending with 虛

空虛 kōngxū hollow
謙虛 qiānxū modest
心虛 xīnxū lacking in confidence
氣虛 qìxū deficiency of 气 qì
陰虛 yīnxū deficiency of yin 阴 yīn

All 20 words ending with 虛

Containing 虛

名不虛傳 míngbùxūchuán its reputation is well deserved
弄虛作假 nòngxūzuòjiǎ practice fraud
乘虛而入 chéngxūérrù take advantage of a lapse
形同虛設 xíngtóngxūshè empty shell
徒有虛名 túyǒuxūmíng unwarranted fame

All 17 words containing 虛

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