虚

• Pinyin: xū
• Desglose de hanzi: 虚 = 虍 (tiger) + 业 (empty beneath; hollowness)

Significado

Vacío; falso; débil.

A versatile character describing emptiness, falseness, or weakness. Used for abstract concepts like humility, physical conditions like weakness, and philosophical ideas about emptiness versus substance.

Ejemplos

1. 他最近身体很虚需要调养。
2. 做人要虚心不要骄傲。
3. 这些虚假的承诺毫无意义。

Guía de uso

Contexto: health, character, philosophy

Tono: neutral

Correcto

• 大病初愈身体还很虚。(Just recovered from a serious illness, the body is still weak.)
• 虚怀若谷才能不断进步。(Only by being humble like an empty valley can one continuously improve.)

Incorrecto

• 这个桌子很虚 — use 空 for physical emptiness; 虚 is for abstract or physical weakness

Origen e historia

虚 = 虍 + 业 (tiger skin over empty frame)

Contexto cultural

Generación: All ages

Contexto social: Universal