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许

Character

许 xǔ

HSK 2Character

maybe; perhaps (as in 也许)

Radical
讠
Strokes
6
Structure
Left–right
Parts
讠午
Traditional
許
Frequency
#444 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

xǔ

xu3
  1. maybe; perhaps (as in 也许)
  2. to let; to allow (as in 不许: not allowed)
  3. a Chinese family name

Examples

  • 明天也许会下雨。

    míng tiān yě xǔ huì xià yǔ

    Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 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.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 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.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 6 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 许

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Words with 许

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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

Same radical 讠

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