虚套子 xūtàozi mere formalities Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 虚 虛 xū adjectivenoun false (bound form) false; fake; sham; artificial; imaginary套 tào noun convention (bound form) a formula, cliché, or established pattern of behavior or speech子 zi affix noun suffix [suffix] used to form nouns from noun, verb, or adjective roots