Memory phrase for the character: 虚

虚

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Meaning emptiness, void, unoccupied, humble, in vain

Pronunciation

xū

Explanation

Top: tiger 虍, below: hollow 业 business, occupation (It is shown a volcanic vent with a hollow peak.)

Mnemonic
 
The tiger's hole is empty.

Radicals

虍 tiger
虚 emptiness, void
业 businessDerived from hill: 丘 or a volcano's peak with hollow vent/crater. Thus typically used as "hollow".
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 Vocabulary

虚心 xū xīn  modest
虚伪 xū wěi  false; sham; hypocritical; artificial
虚线 xū xiàn  dotted line
谦虚 qiān xū  modest; self-effacing; to make modest remarks
谦虚 qiān xū  

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