许
to allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps
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How 许 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
讠 (semantic, “speech”) + 午 (phonetic, wǔ)
How to remember it
permit · Heisig RSH #543
words + stick horse
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 午
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 午 (wǔ) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 午 sound component | wǔ | noon; 7th terrestrial branch |
| 杵 | chǔ | pestle; to grind |
| 忤 | wǔ | disobedient; stubborn; wrong |
| 仵 | wǔ | similar |
| 迕 | wǔ | obstinate, perverse |
Words containing 许
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 书面许可 | shū miàn xǔ kě | written permission; written authorization |
| 应许之地 | Yīng xǔ zhī Dì | Promised Land |
| 以身许国 | yǐ shēn xǔ guó | to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country (idiom) |
| 许地山 | Xǔ Dì shān | Xu Dishan (1893-1941), journalist, publisher and novelist |
| 以身相许 | yǐ shēn xiāng xǔ | (of a woman) to give one's heart (to sb); (fig.) to devote oneself wholeheartedly to sb or… |
| 通许县 | Tōng xǔ Xiàn | Tongxu, a county in Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 Shi4], Henan |
| 特许经营 | tè xǔ jīng yíng | franchised operation; franchising |
| 特许权 | tè xǔ quán | patent; franchise; concession |
| 许可证 | xǔ kě zhèng | license; authorization; permit |
| 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯 | zhǐ xǔ zhōu guān fàng huǒ , bù xǔ bǎi xìng diǎn dēng | only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not; quod lice… |
| 不许 | bù xǔ | not to allow; must not; can't |
| 许下愿心 | xǔ xià yuàn xīn | to express a wish (to a deity) |
| 心许 | xīn xǔ | to consent tacitly; unspoken approval |
| 特许状 | tè xǔ zhuàng | charter |
| 许下 | xǔ xià | to make a promise |
| 不准许 | bù zhǔn xǔ | forbidden; not allowed |
| 特许 | tè xǔ | license; licensed; concession; concessionary |
| 开许 | kāi xǔ | (literary) to allow; to permit |
| 许多 | xǔ duō | many; a lot of; much |
| 通许 | Tōng xǔ | see 通許縣|通许县[Tong1 xu3 Xian4] |