许 (許)

  1. verb to allow; to permit
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 允许 (Guoyu '许' v 1; NCCED 1 '许' 4, p. 2165; Unihan '許'; XHZD '许' 1, p. 845)
  2. adverb somewhat; perhaps
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 也许 (Guoyu '许' adv 1; NCCED 1 '许' 5, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 4, p. 845)
  3. noun a place
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 地方 (Guoyu '许' n 1; NCCED 3 '许' 1, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 4, p. 845)
  4. verb to promise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 答应 (Guoyu '许' v 1; NCCED 1 '许' 2, p. 2165; Unihan '許'; XHZD '许' 2, p. 845)
  5. verb to betroth
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 许嫁 (Guoyu '许' v 3; NCCED 1 '许' 3, p. 2165; Unihan '許')
  6. noun an approximate quantity
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' n 2; NCCED 2 '许' 2, p. 2165; XHZD '许' 5, p. 845)
  7. adverb such
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 这样 (Guoyu '许' adv 2; XHZD '许' 6, p. 845)
  8. verb to praise
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 称赞 (Guoyu '许' v 4; NCCED 1 '许' 1, p. 2165; Unihan '許')
  9. adverb expressing degree
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: For example, 许多 many (NCCED 2 '许' 1, p. 2165)
  10. proper noun Xu [state]
    Domain: History 历史 , Subdomain: China
    Notes: An ancient state in the period of the Zhou dynasty in the vicinity of present day Henan (Guoyu '许' n 3; NCCED 4 '许' 1, p. 2165)
  11. proper noun Xu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' n 5; NCCED 4 '许' 2, p. 2165)
  12. verb to give
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 给予 (Guoyu '许' v 2)
  13. verb to believe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相信 (Guoyu '许' v 5)
  14. adverb expressing doubt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' adv 3)
  15. particle a final particle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Expressing exclamation (Guoyu '许' particle)
  16. bound form oh
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 许许 hǔhǔ (Guoyu '许' particle)

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许仲琳许昌许昌地区许迈许廑父通许县许海峰许地山许昌县许昌市许尧佐

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  • 许男 (許男) 許男 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 莊公 Lord Zhang — count: 54
  • 伐许 (伐許) 謀伐許也 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 25
  • 围许 (圍許) 楚人圍許 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 14
  • 人许 (人許) 宋人許之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 13
  • 侯许 (侯許) 衛侯許之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 隱公 Lord Yin — count: 13
  • 葬许 (葬許) 葬許穆公 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 僖公 Lord Xi — count: 10
  • 许人 (許人) 許人尤之 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 國風‧鄘‧載馳 Lessons from the states - Odes of Yong - Zai Chi — count: 10
  • 许田 (許田) 璧假許田 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 序 Preface — count: 9
  • 公许 (公許) 公許之 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 桓公 Lord Huan — count: 8
  • 迁许 (遷許) 楚公子申遷許于葉 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 8