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.

Words containing 许

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 许.

不许
bù xǔ
not to allow
也许
yě xǔ
perhaps
些许
xiē xǔ
a few
何许
hé xǔ
允许
yǔn xǔ
to permit
兴许
xīng xǔ
perhaps
准许
zhǔn xǔ
to allow
几许
jǐ xǔ
嘉许
jiā xǔ
favorable
如许
rú xǔ
容许
róng xǔ
to permit
少许
shǎo xǔ
a little

Related characters (radical 讠)

Characters that share the radical 讠.

讠 计 订 讣 认 讥 讦 讧 讨 让 讪 讫 讬 训 议 讯 记 讲 讳 讴 讵 讶 讷 讹

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