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 虛 has the meaning of big hills, but such meaning has been replaced by 墟, now 虛 means empty only.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)

Classification

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