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许
許
xǔ
1. to allow
2. to permit
3. to promise
4. to praise
5. somewhat
6. perhaps
Very Common • Top 0%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

许
xǔ
to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth
HSK 4 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

不许
bùxǔ
not to allow
也许
yěxǔ
perhaps
HSK 4
些许
xiēxǔ
a few
何许
héxǔ
(literary) what place
允许
yǔnxǔ
to permit
HSK 4
准许
zhǔnxǔ
to allow
嘉许
jiāxǔ
favorable
容许
róngxǔ
to permit
少许
shǎoxǔ
a little
几许
jǐxǔ
(literary) how many
心许
xīnxǔ
to consent tacitly
应许
yīngxǔ
to promise
或许
huòxǔ
perhaps
HSK 5
推许
tuīxǔ
to esteem
期许
qīxǔ
to hope
特许
tèxǔ
license
稍许
shāoxǔ
a little
称许
chēngxǔ
to praise
兴许
xìngxǔ
perhaps
许下
xǔxià
to make a promise

Alternate Entries

许
Xǔ
surname Xu

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
262
Word Frequency Rank
154 of 84,292

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