Character Animation

Character: 墟

Pinyin: xū (xu1)

Meaning: ruins / (literary) village / variant of 圩[xu1] / country fair

Practice Writing

Click "Start Practice" to draw the character "墟" with your mouse

Stroke Breakdown

Learning Tips

  • ✓ Watch the animation carefully to understand the stroke order and direction
  • ✓ Study the stroke breakdown section to learn the shape of each stroke
  • ✓ Practice on paper multiple times, paying attention to the start, middle, and end of each stroke
  • ✓ The animation loops automatically so you can watch and learn repeatedly

Character Structure

IDS Decomposition

⿰ 土 虚

Phonetic Component

Sound element

虚

Semantic Component

Meaning element

土

Same Pronunciation

Pinyin: xū

吁 嘘

Same Radical (51)

Radical: 土

土 圣 在 地 圳 场 圾 址 均 坊 坎 坏 坐 坑 块 坚 坛 坟 坡 坤 坦 坨 垂 垃 型 垒 垦 垫 埋 城 域 培 基 堂 堆 堕 堡 堪 堵 塌 塑 塔 塞 填 境 墓 墙 增 墨 壁 壕

Related Phonetic (2)

Same phonetic as: 虚

嘘 觑

Related Semantic (42)

Same semantic as: 土

在 地 场 圾 址 均 坊 坎 坏 坑 块 坛 坟 坡 坦 坨 垃 垄 型 垒 垦 垫 埋 城 域 培 基 堂 堆 堕 堵 塌 塑 塔 塞 填 境 墓 墙 增 壁 壕