Chinese Character 虚 Meanings and components.

Form

虚

Meaning

虚 meaning[3] in English

Emptiness.

Void.

Abstract Theory Or Guiding Principles.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 虚 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are stripes of a … (虍) , and surname Ye (业)

Its radical[1] is: 虍 (hu1) which means: Stripes Of A Tiger, 'Tiger' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 141), .虍hu1stripes of …

In cangjie it is written with YPTC

How to write 虚

To write虚xu1emptiness you should write a combination of 虍hu1stripes of … , 业ye4surname Ye arranged in a 吕 shape:

虍 + 业 = 虚

虚 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 虚 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 虚, looks as follow:

虚
Pinyin:xu1 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Emptiness . Void . Abstract Theory Or Guiding Principles . Empty Or Unoccupied . Diffident Or Timid . False . Humble Or Modest . (Of Health) Weak . Virtual . In Vain
虍
Pinyin:hu1
Meaning[3]: Stripes Of A Tiger . 'Tiger' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 141)
业
Pinyin:ye4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Surname Ye

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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