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The character "虚" originally conveyed the sense of a large mound or hill, as reflected in its traditional form "虛" which combines the radical "虍" with the component "丘" meaning mound. Over time, its meaning extended from physical elevations and ruins to denote emptiness or desolation, subsequently acquiring abstract connotations such as falsehood, insubstantiality, and weakness. The simplified form "虚" alters the structure by replacing the bottom "丘" with the component "业", a graphical modification that streamlines writing while retaining the character's established semantic range. This shift from a concrete geographical reference to a range of abstract and philosophical meanings marks the character's lexical evolution.
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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。