to allow; to permit; to promise

HSK 4 #263

Character data

HSK 4
Frequency 263rd character
Radical ⾔ (149.4)
Strokes 6
Index # 554
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

许 xǔ
  1. 1. to allow
  2. 2. to permit
  3. 3. to promise
  4. 4. perhaps
  5. 5. somewhat
  6. 6. surname Xu
  7. 7. to praise

Stroke order

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Words containing 许

Word Meaning
to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to
to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom)
how; (literary) what place; what time
only the official is allowed to light the fire
praise; favorable
to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance
unspoken approval; to consent tacitly
to promise; to allow
Promised Land
to commend; to esteem
written permission; written authorization
to expect; expectation(s); to hope
Chartered Semiconductor
charter
franchising; franchised operation
ganache (loanword)
to make a promise
to express a wish (to a deity)
Ming novelist, author of Investiture of the Gods
Hsu Hsin-liang (1941-), Taiwanese politician
licensing agreement (for intellectual property)
to allow; permit
Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist
to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
allowed to marry