嘘
shīxū

exhale

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

虚
虚 Sound component
xū void, false

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode

噓 xū exhale Traditional

Components

口
口 Meaning component
kǒu, kou mouth

mouth

虛
虛 Sound component
xū void, false

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangqʰa
qʰas
Unicodexiu
xiù

說文解字

吹也。从口虛聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica