Subgroup 虚 (xū, qū) - Extension to Group: 虍 (hū)

henning

July 15, 2008, 06:01 AM posted in General Discussion

Motivated by "Group 虍"

 

虚 ( 虛 )

Pron: xū, qū,

Main radical: 虍

Frequency: 1071

Meaning: devoid of content, void, false, empty, vain

Examples: 谦虚 (modest), 虚拟 (virtual, fictuous), 虚构 (imaginary), 虚假 (falsxe, untrue)

 

嘘 ( 噓 )

Pron: xū, shī

Main radical: 口

Frequency: 2973

Meaning: to exhale, to hiss

 

觑 ( 覷 )

Pron: qù

Main radical: 见

Frequency: 3506

Meaning: to spy, to watch, to peep

 

魖

Pron: xū

Main radical: 鬼

Frequency: 8282

Meaning: (old) demon with an expertise in ruining monetary ressources

 

歔

Pron: xū

Main radical: 欠

Frequency: rare

Meaning: to snort, to blow through nose

 

驉

Pron: xū

Main radical: 馬

Frequency: rare

Meaning: crossbreed of stallion and she-mule

 

憈

Pron: qū

Main radical: 忄

Frequency: rare

Meaning: soft, weak

 

鱋

Pron: qū

Main radical: 魚

Frequency: rare

Meaning: flatfish, flounder