许 (xǔ) — Chinese Character

许

xǔ

to allow; to promise; perhaps; somewhat

Radical: 讠 HSK 7 v, m, g, nr pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

许 decomposes into the following components:

讠午

Semantic component: 讠; phonetic component: 午.

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 许.

不许

bù xǔ

也许

yě xǔ

些许

xiē xǔ

何许

hé xǔ

允许

yǔn xǔ

兴许

xīng xǔ

准许

zhǔn xǔ

几许

jǐ xǔ

嘉许

jiā xǔ

如许

rú xǔ

容许

róng xǔ

少许

shǎo xǔ

Characters that share the radical 讠.

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