Where does “空” come from?

空 (Chinese) comes from Proto-Sino-Tibetan (g/k)uŋ — hole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part.

空 (Chinese): empty, hollow

Definitions

  1. empty, hollow

Ancestry of “空”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sino-Tibetan(g/k)uŋhole; orifice; hole; orifice; inner part

Words derived from “空”

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