虛 (heoi1 | xu1) : false; deceptive; empty; weak

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虛

heoi1

xu1

[1] false; worthless; unreal; deceptive; unfounded; groundless [2] empty; hollow; void; unoccupied [3] weak; feeble [4] abstract; shapeless

Stroke count: 10

Level: 3

Radical: (#141)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

虛 / 虚

This word has been viewed 9400 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 08:30

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乘虛而入 sing4 heoi1 ji4 jap6 cheng2 xu1 er2 ru4 = to enter by exploiting a weak spot; to take advantage of a lapse

虛線 heoi1 sin3 xu1 xian4 = dotted line

虛假 heoi1 gaa2 xu1 jia3 = false; untrue

虛偽 heoi1 ngai6 xu1 wei3 = false; artificial; hypocritical

虛弱 heoi1 joek6 xu1 ruo4 = in poor health; weak

虛心 heoi1 sam1 xu1 xin1 = modest

謙虛 him1 heoi1 qian1 xu1 = modest; humble

虛浮 heoi1 fau4 xv1 fu2 = coxcombry; flighty, superficial

空虛 hung1 heoi1 kong1 xu1 = [adj] hollow, no meaning; [n] emptiness

虛脫 heoi1 tyut3 = collapse; prostration; exhaustion
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佢超虛偽。粵
She's super hypocritical.

如果有個人讚你嘅話，你要謙虛啲！粵
If someone praises you, you need to be more humble!

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Decimal representation of this word: 虛
Unicode code for this character: U+865B (off-site link)

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