Spot 虚
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
虚 component
xū · false; worthless, hollow, empty; vain
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 虚
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue虚Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
These cards only show complete visual decompositions from the current dataset that contain 虚.
嘘=
口
墟=
土
觑=
+见
歔=
+欠
覷=
+見
魖=
鬼
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 虚 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
废墟fèixū
ruins
HSK 3.0 · L7-9华屋丘墟huá wū qiū xūmagnificent building reduced to a mound of rubble
发嘘声fā xū shēngto hiss
吹嘘chuī xūto brag
唏嘘xī xū嘘寒问暖xū hán wèn nuǎnto enquire solicitously about sb's well-being
嘘声xū shēnghissing sound
嘘嘘xū xūto pee pee
嘘xūto blow, to exhale, to hiss, to sigh
四目相觑sì mù xiāng qùsee 四目相對|四目相对[si4 mu4 xiang1 dui4]
墟里xū lǐvillage
墟xūhigh mound