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The character 虚, in its traditional form 虛, conveys notions of emptiness, void, hollowness, or falseness. Its upper radical 虍, depicting a tiger, functions phonetically while also evoking a sense of largeness. In the traditional form, the lower component derives from 丘, meaning a hill, while the simplified version modifies this section to resemble 业. The original meaning referred to the ruins of a large settlement or a desolate great hill. From this image of physical desolation, the character evolved to represent abstract concepts of emptiness, insubstantiality, and untruthfulness.
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他非常谦虚。
她身体虚弱。
不要虚度光阴。
他不追求虚名。
他感到内心空虚。
这是一个虚拟世界。
这个故事是虚构的。
她因为生病而显得虚弱。