Memory phrase for the character: 嘘

嘘

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Meaning exhale, hiss

Pronunciation

xū

Explanation

Left: mouth 口, right void, emptiness 虚 (The tiger's 虍 hole 业 is void.) [业 = hollow volcanic vent]

Mnemonic
 
The sound (= what comes out of a mouth) from the tiger's hole is a: hiss.

Radicals

口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
虚 emptiness, void
虍 tiger
业 businessDerived from hill: 丘 or a volcano's peak with hollow vent/crater. Thus typically used as "hollow".
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 Vocabulary

吹嘘 chuī xū  to brag
发嘘声 fā xū shēng  to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
嘘声 xū shēng  hissing sound; to hiss (as a sign of displeasure)
嘘声 xū shēng  

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