emptiness / void / abstract theory or guiding principles / empty or unoccupied / diffident or timid / false / humble or modest / (of health) weak / virtual / in vain
虚
=
业
+
虍
:
Xu Xian (xu) and the bullfrog (业) were preparing for a football game in front of the space station (Ø1) and had already painted eye black stripes (虍) onto each other when suddenly a black hole (虚) appeared and sucked their eye black off again before collapsing.
to construct / to form / to make up / to compose / literary composition / paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
构
=
勾
+
木
:
Guy Fawkes (g) wants to measure the crystal structure (构) of the Christmas tree (木) in the outhouse's bathroom (ou4), so he first draws a comic (勾) to find which would be the optimal crystallization superstructure.