Chinese symbol for “void”
虚空
xū kōng
Traditional: 虛空
void; hollow; empty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for void is 虚空 (xū kōng), defined as: void; hollow; empty.
Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.
Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “void”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虚 (虛) | xū | emptiness; void |
| 空旷 (空曠) | kōng kuàng | spacious and empty; void |
| 太虚 (太虛) | tài xū | great emptiness; the void |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 虚空.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 虚拟 (虛擬) | xū nǐ | to imagine; to make up; fictitious; theoretical; hypothetical |
| 虚假 (虛假) | xū jiǎ | false; phony; sham |
| 虚构 (虛構) | xū gòu | to make up; fabrication |
| 虚伪 (虛偽) | xū wěi | false; hypocritical |
| 空虚 (空虛) | kōng xū | hollow; emptiness |
| 虚弱 (虛弱) | xū ruò | weak; in poor health |
| 空间 (空間) | kōng jiān | space; room; (fig.) scope; leeway |
| 航空 | háng kōng | aviation |
See also: Japanese symbol for “void”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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