虚 Stroke Order — How to Write 虚

Stroke Order

虚 is written in 11 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 虍, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

虚 Radical and Character Components

Components:虍业

虚 is an ideographic compound. A tiger 虍 stalking in the bushes 业.

Radical: 虍 + 5 more strokes

虚 Pronunciation and Pinyin

Meanings of 虚 in Chinese

xū虚

Empty; void; unreal; to waste (time); humble.

我们不应该虚度光阴。

We should not waste our time.

unreal; false; fictional; baseless

这个故事是虚构的，不是真实的。

This story is fictional and not real.

To feel timid, cowardly, or guilty due to one's actions or a bad conscience, similar to 'doing something wrong and having a guilty conscience'.

他一听到警察的声音就心虚了，因为他知道自己闯了红灯。

As soon as he heard the police sirens, he felt a pang of guilt because he knew he had run a red light.

Not complacent; modest; humble.

他总是很谦虚，从不炫耀自己的成就。

He is always very modest and never shows off his achievements.

Abstract; not concrete; theoretical, as in '虚词' (function word).

学习语法时，理解虚词的用法很重要。

When studying grammar, understanding the usage of function words is very important.

Weak; deficient; frail; indicating a state of physical or vital weakness.

他生病后身体变得很虚弱。

After he got sick, his body became very weak.

Xū, a star name, referring to one of the twenty-eight mansions in Chinese astronomy.

虚宿是北方七宿之一，象征着秋季星空

The Xū Mansion is one of the seven northern mansions, symbolizing the autumn sky.

Refers to a large mound or hill, similar to '墟' (xū), often implying ruins.

古老的城池化为一片虚，只留下残垣断壁。

The ancient city was reduced to a large mound, with only dilapidated walls and broken remnants remaining.

When pronounced xū, '虚' is an alternative character for '圩', referring to a market or fair where people gather to trade goods.

村里的老人们常去虚市买菜。

The elderly people in the village often go to the market to buy vegetables.

Common Words and Phrases with 虚

xū虚bào报

to make a false report or declaration; to report untruthfully

他因为虚报了销售额而受到了公司的惩罚。

He was punished by the company for falsely reporting sales figures.

xū虚cí词

A function word or empty word, which has grammatical or functional meaning rather than full lexical meaning.

桌子上的书是我的。

The book on the table is mine.

xū虚dù度

to waste time or years; to idle away one's time

我们不应该虚度光阴，而应该珍惜每一天。

We should not waste our time, but cherish every day.

xū虚fā发

To shoot without hitting the target; a missed shot.

他屏息凝神，却不料最后一箭竟然虚发了

He held his breath and concentrated, but unexpectedly the last arrow missed its mark.

xū虚gēn根

An imaginary root is a root of an equation that involves the imaginary unit, often resulting from the square root of a negative number.

这个二次方程的判别式小于零，所以它有两个共轭虚根

The discriminant of this quadratic equation is less than zero, so it has two conjugate imaginary roots.

xū虚gōng功

Virtual work is the work done by a force during an arbitrary hypothetical displacement compatible with the system's constraints.

工程师们在设计复杂机械结构时，经常利用虚功原理来分析力学平衡。

Engineers often use the principle of virtual work to analyze mechanical equilibrium when designing complex machine structures.

xū虚gòu构

To invent or make up something, often based on imagination.

这部电影的情节是完全虚构的。

The plot of this movie is completely fictional.

xū虚guāng光

A photographic effect where the edges of an image gradually fade, often to white, without a distinct border.

后期处理时，摄影师为人物肖像添加了虚光，使其面部轮廓柔和，带有几分仙气。

During post-processing, the photographer added a soft glow effect to the portrait, making the subject's facial contours soft and giving them an ethereal quality.

xū虚hàn汗

abnormal sweating due to general debility or illness

医生说她体质虚弱，需要调理，最近总是出虚汗。

The doctor said she is constitutionally weak and needs conditioning; she's been experiencing cold sweats recently.

xū虚huá华

Showy and vain; ostentatious and superficial.

她不喜欢那些虚华的装饰，更偏爱简约实用的风格。

She dislikes those ostentatious decorations, preferring a simple and practical style.

xū虚huái怀

To be open-minded and modest.

作为一名优秀的学者，他始终虚怀若谷，乐于听取不同观点，从而不断提升自己的学识。

As an excellent scholar, he always maintains an open and humble mind, willing to listen to different perspectives, thereby continuously improving his knowledge.