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Characters, words, pinyin or English

许 xǔ allow

allow; to permit

How to remember 许: 讠 words + 午 noon = allow. After a few kind words from mum at noon, the kids hear that she will finally allow ice cream before lunch.

  • 263. most frequent character
  • HSK 4
  • 6 strokes
  • Radical 言

Component breakdown

许 = 讠 words + 午 noon

  • 讠 words
  • 午 noon
The Gushi story

After a few kind words from mum at noon, the kids hear that she will finally allow ice cream before lunch.

How it is used

  • Two jobs: to permit/allow - 不许 (bùxǔ) a firm prohibition, 'you may not'; 允许 (yǔnxǔ), 许可 (xǔkě).
  • And 'perhaps/maybe' in 也许 (yěxǔ) and 或许 (huòxǔ).
  • Also means 'much/many' in 许多 (xǔduō, many).

Words with 许

Example sentences

  • 她不允许丈夫出门。 Tā bù yǔnxǔ zhàngfu chūmén.She won't allow her husband to go out.
  • 我也许周末去你那儿。 Wǒ yěxǔ zhōumò qù nǐ nàr.I might go to your place over the weekend.
  • 停车场停了许多汽车。 Tíngchēchǎng tíngle xǔduō qìchē.There are a lot of cars parked in the parking lot.