(xū)

to allow; to promise; maybe; surname Xu

How 許 is written

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Components

Common words using 許

也許 yěxǔ
perhaps; maybe
或許 huòxǔ
perhaps; maybe
許多 xǔduō
many; a lot of; much
不許 bùxǔ
not to allow; must not; can't
些許 xiēxǔ
a few; a little; a bit
允許 yǔnxǔ
to permit; to allow
少許 shǎoxǔ
a little; a few
許下 xǔxià
to make a promise
許久 xǔjiǔ
for a long time; for ages
許願 xǔyuàn
to make a wish; to make a vow; to promise a reward
以身相許 yǐshēnxiāngxǔ
to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to
准許 zhǔnxǔ
to allow; to grant; to permit

許 in a sentence

他也許不會來參加派對。

Tā yěxǔ bú huì lái cānjiā pàiduì.

“He might not come to the party.”

How common is 許?

許 is the 263rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 61.7% of all running text.

Characters that appear with 許

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