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虛

简虚 · 繁虛

Mandarin · pinyin xū

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character · Etymology 1

empty; hollow
false; worthless; vain
(archaic, literary) to empty out; to make hollow
(astronomy) Emptiness, a Chinese constellation near Aquarius and Equuleus
(Sichuanese) to be afraid; to be scared; to be frightened

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