许
Character
maybe; perhaps (as in 也许)
Meaning
xǔ
xu3- maybe; perhaps (as in 也许)
- to let; to allow (as in 不许: not allowed)
- a Chinese family name
Examples
明天也许会下雨。
míng tiān yě xǔ huì xià yǔ
Maybe it will rain tomorrow.
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妈妈不许我看很多电视。
mā ma bù xǔ wǒ kàn hěn duō diàn shì
Mom doesn't let me watch a lot of TV.
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姓许的同学很喜欢读书。
xìng xǔ de tóng xué hěn xǐ huan dú shū
The classmate surnamed Xu likes reading very much.
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Stroke order
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Words with 许
See all 62 →许多xǔ duōmany; a lot of (a large number of people or things)WordHSK 2许可xǔ kěpermission (when someone says you can do something)WordHSK 5许可证xǔ kě zhèngan official paper that says you can do something, like driveWordHSK 7–9许下xǔ xiàto make a promiseWord许久xǔ jiǔfor a long timeWord许亲xǔ qīnto accept a marriage proposalWord许和xǔ héto allowWord许婚xǔ hūnto become engagedWord许嫁xǔ jiàallowed to marryWord许字xǔ zìbetrothedWord许愿xǔ yuànto make a wishWord许慎xǔ shènXu Shen (-147) the compiler of the original Han dynasty dictionary Shuowen Jiezi 说文解字 (Shuō wén Jiě zì)Word