空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě

DEFINITIONS

  1. as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft
  2. to have nothing
  3. vacuous
  4. hollow
  5. empty (argument, head etc)

CHARACTERS

空 kōng empty, hollow, bare, deserted
空 kōng empty, hollow, bare, deserted
如 rú if, supposing; as if; like, as
也 yě also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity