虛

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

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.

虛 character breakdown

虛
- 业
- 虍
  - 七
    - 一
    - 乚
  - 卜
    - 丨
    - 丶
  - 厂

yè = y + e4

surname Ye

yè = y + e4

line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already

I can't help but see a bullfrog in 业. Maud Younger finds that the climate in the elevator's bathroom are perfect for her new business: growing bullfrogs.

hu̅ = hu + Ø1

stripes of a tiger / "tiger" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 141)

虍 = 卜 + 厂 + 七 : Helga Horse wants some stripes badly. She's starting a Voodoo ceremony in front of the space station. With the help of her Voodoo staff, she summons a chocolate factory. She dips a seven-branched laser sword into the chocolate and paints zebra stripes on her body with it.

Characters with 虛 as component

xu̅ = xu + Ø1

to exhale slowly / to hiss / hush!

xì = xi + Ø4

variant of 戲|戏[xi4]

xì = xi + Ø4

variant of 戲|戏[xi4] / play / drama

Words with 虛

lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation / enjoys a well-deserved reputation

to enter by exploiting a weak spot (idiom); to take advantage of a lapse

lit. a banquet with no empty seats / full house / capacity crowd / standing room only

the trip has not been made in vain / the trip has been well worthwhile / it's been a worthwhile trip

with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be

to practice fraud (idiom); by trickery

to exist in name only / empty shell / useless (idiom)

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

facing a wall, an imaginary construction (idiom); baseless fabrication

Taixu (famed Buddhist monk, 1890-1947)

great emptiness / the void / heaven / the skies / universe / cosmos / original essence of the cosmos

Zhang Ruoxu (c. 660-720), Tang dynasty poet, author of yuefu poem River on a spring night 春江花月夜

to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)

to discuss matters of principle (as opposed to concrete issues)

to take advantage of weakness

Switched Virtual Circuit / SVC

to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom)

to feel guilty as a thief (idiom); to have sth on one's conscience

conjugate imaginary number (math)

to discuss guidelines / to discuss principles to be followed

Sentences with 虛

虛 currently does not appear in any sentence.