虛
The story of 虛
empty, void
虛 is composed of 虍(stripes of tiger) and the variant of㐀(hillock).Tiger is ferocious, if it occupies a hillock, no one will stay there. 虛 has the meaning of big hills, but such meaning has been replaced by 墟, now 虛 means empty only.
Vocabulary of 虛
- 虛心 (humble)
- 虛偽 (hypocritical)
- 虛構 (imaginary)
- 虛弱 (weak)