虚 meaning in English

xū

emptiness; void

HSK 7-9adjectiveadverbTraditional 虛11 strokes

Meaning of 虚

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

xū
  1. emptiness
  2. void
  3. abstract theory or guiding principles
  4. empty or unoccupied
  5. diffident or timid
  6. false
  7. humble or modest
  8. (of health) weak

虚 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ喜xǐ欢huān虚xū构gòu语yǔ言yán。
I like conlangs.
我wǒ从cóng来lái没méi有yǒu见jiàn过guò谁shuí像xiàng你nǐ这zhè么me虚xū伪wěi的de。
I've never known anyone as hypocritical as you.
他tā虚xū岁suì三sān十shí七qī岁suì。
According to East Asian reckoning, he's thirty-seven.
我wǒ爱ài虚xū构gòu的de语yǔ言yán。
I love fictional languages.
汤tāng姆mǔ非fēi常cháng虚xū弱ruò。
Tom is awfully sick.

Stroke order for each character

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虚 xū · emptiness · 11 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 虚.

虚心xūxīnopen-minded; humble
谦虚qiānxūmodest; self-effacing
虚弱xūruòweak; in poor health
空虚kōngxūhollow; emptiness
虚构xūgòuto make up; fabrication
虚伪xūwěifalse; hypocritical
虚假xūjiǎfalse; phony; sham
虚拟xūnǐto imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical
虚幻xūhuànimaginary; illusory
弄虚作假nòngxū-zuòjiǎto practice fraud (idiom); by trickery
虚无xūwúnothingness
虚张声势xūzhāngshēngshì(idiom) to bluff; to bluster; to make an empty show of strength

Questions about 虚

What does 虚 mean?

虚 (xū) means "emptiness; void" and is used as a adjective and adverb.

How do you write 虚?

虚 is made of 1 character: 虚 (11 strokes). That is 11 strokes in total.

Is 虚 an HSK word?

Yes. 虚 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 虚 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 虚 is written 虛.