虚 meaning and pronunciation

虚
Simplified character
虛
Traditional character

虚 English definition

xū
  • emptiness
  • void
  • abstract theory or guiding principles
  • empty or unoccupied
  • diffident or timid
  • false
  • humble or modest
  • (of health) weak
  • virtual
  • in vain

HSK levels

Characters with the same pronunciation

  • 吁 : sh; hush;
  • 呴 : breathe on; yawn; roar;
  • 嘘 : to exhale slowly; to hiss; hush!;
  • 墟 : ruins; (literary) village; variant of 圩[xu1]; country fair;
  • 媭 : (dialect) elder sister (old);
  • 嬬 : mistress, concubine; weak;
  • 戌 : 11th earthly branch: 7-9 p.m., 9th solar month (8th October-6th November), year of the Dog;
  • 旴 : dawn;
  • 欨 : to blow or breathe upon to smile;
  • 歔 : to snort;
  • 盱 : anxious; stare;
  • 縃 : fine silk;
  • 繻 : fine silk;
  • 胥 : all; assist; to store;
  • 訏 : to boast; great; large;
  • 谞 : (literary) ability and wisdom; scheme; stratagem;
  • 鑐 : bolt of a Chinese lock;
  • 需 : to require; to need; to want; necessity; need;
  • 須 : To be
  • 须 : to have to; must; to wait;
  • 魖 : black; see 黑魖魖[hei1 xu1 xu1];

Words containing 虚, by HSK level

谦 浅