1. 虚
  2. 空

虚

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  1. 虚 is the 1069th most frequent character.
  2. 虚 has 1 dictionary entry.
  3. 虚 appears as a character in 50 words.
  4. 虚 appears as a component in 6 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
虚 => 虍, 业
Radical :
虚 => 虍 (tiger stripes), No glyph available, 丷 (eight/divide), 一 (one)
Graphical :
虚 => 丨, 一, 冖, 乚, 一, 丨, 丷, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. xu1 - emptiness/void/abstract theory or guiding principles/empty or unoccupied/diffident or timid/false/humble or modest/(of health) weak/virtual/in vain

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 虚 (xu1): The component 虍 is pronounced as 'hu1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 虚 (xu1): The component 丷 is pronounced as 'xx5'. It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words:

High Frequency

空虚 (空虛)
虚 (虛)
虚假 (虛假)
虚伪 (虛偽)
虚幻 (虛幻)
虚拟 (虛擬)
虚荣 (虛榮)
谦虚 (謙虛)

Medium Frequency

心虚 (心虛)
虚名 (虛名)
虚妄 (虛妄)
虚实 (虛實)
虚度 (虛度)
虚弱 (虛弱)
虚心 (虛心)
虚情假意 (虛情假意)
虚怀若谷 (虛懷若谷)
虚荣心 (虛榮心)
虚构 (虛構)
虚岁 (虛歲)
虚无 (虛無)
虚无缥缈 (虛無縹緲)
虚空 (虛空)
虚脱 (虛脫)
虚惊 (虛驚)
阴虚 (陰虛)

Appears In:

虚 also appears in:
墟嘘觑虡譃魖

空

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Meta:

  1. 空 is the 272nd most frequent character.
  2. 空 has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. 空 appears as a character in 148 words.
  4. 空 appears as a component in 9 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
空 => 穴, 工
Radical :
空 => 穴 (cave), 工 (work)
Graphical :
空 => 冖, 丶, 八, 一, 丨, 一

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. kong1 - empty/air/sky/in vain
  2. kong4 - to empty/vacant/unoccupied/space/leisure/free time

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 空 (kong1): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 空 (kong4): The component 工 is pronounced as 'gong1'. It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words:

High Frequency

天空 
星空 
时空 (時空)
有空 
空 
空气 (空氣)
空虚 (空虛)
空调 (空調)
空间 (空間)
航空 

Medium Frequency

上空 
人去楼空 (人去樓空)
半空 
填空 
夜空 
天马行空 (天馬行空)
太空 
孙悟空 (孫悟空)
悟空 
抽空 
挖空 
横空 (橫空)
海阔天空 (海闊天空)
清空 
真空 
空中 
空位 
空前 
空姐 
空想 
空战 (空戰)
空手 
空旷 (空曠)
空洞 
空无一人 (空無一人)
空白 
空空 
空空荡荡 (空空盪盪)
空腹 
空落落 
空荡荡 (空蕩蕩)
空话 (空話)
空军 (空軍)
空运 (空運)
空闲 (空閒)
空降 
空隙 
空头 (空頭)
空余 (空餘)
落空 
虚空 (虛空)
镂空 (鏤空)
腾空 (騰空)
高空 

Appears In:

空 also appears in:
控腔崆倥箜鞚聜躻鵼
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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