Chinese Etymology: 空 - empty

Chinese Etymology: 空 - empty

空 means "hollow" or "empty". It looks like tent opening (穴). There is nothing inside. Here 工 (gōng) is just a phonetic element.

Etymology is certainly the study of the history of words. By extension, the etymology of a word means its origin and development throughout history.

Example Sentences:

罐子是空的。

The jar is empty.

这房间是空的。

The room is empty.

盒子几乎是空的。

The box is almost empty.

他坐在一张空桌旁。

He's sitting at an empty table.

在盒子里有些空瓶。

There are some empty bottles in the box.

他把空听头扔掉了。

He chucked away the empty tin.

Adjectives:

虛 false, empty, vain, weak, timid, fake

乾 dry, male, empty, hollow, strong

徒 bare, empty

廓 wide, empty, big, open

匱 deficient, exhausted, lacking, empty

瞎 blind, reckless, vain, crooked, curved, empty

空的 empty, hollow, leary, unfruitful, unoccupied, vacant

空虛的 blank, empty, flatulent, hollow, inane, moonshiny

空腹的 empty, hollow

空洞的 barren, empty, frothy, hollow, inane, tenuous

Nouns:

枵 hollow of a tree, empty

匱 lack, empty

空的東西 empty

空物 empty

Verbs:

傾倒 dump, pour, tip, empty, topple over, greatly admire

注入 inject, implant, infuse, pour, impregnate, empty

傾 pour, incline, bend, lean, collapse, empty

傾卸 dump, empty, pour, tip

Adjectives:

凹陷 depressed, sunken, hollow

凹 concave, hollow, sunken, dented

洼 hollow, low-lying

窾 hollow, ignorant

乾 dry, male, empty, hollow, strong

空的 empty, hollow, leary, unfruitful, unoccupied, vacant

空腹的 empty, hollow

空虛的 blank, empty, flatulent, hollow, inane, moonshiny

空洞的 barren, empty, frothy, hollow, inane, tenuous

Nouns:

芤 hollow, scallion stalk

樹洞 hollow

坳 depression, hollow, cavity

阬 pit, hollow, ditch, cavity

廋 hollow, bend, curve, intensification, winding

Adverb:

截然 completely, sharply, a fond, fully, hollow, integrally