许 (許) xǔ

1. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ adverb expressing degree
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 许多 many (NCCED 2 '许' 1, p. 2165)
10. xǔ 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. xǔ 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. xǔ verb to give
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 给予 (Guoyu '许' v 2)
13. xǔ verb to believe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 相信 (Guoyu '许' v 5)
14. xǔ adverb expressing doubt
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '许' adv 3)
15. xǔ particle a final particle
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Expressing exclamation (Guoyu '许' particle)
16. hǔ bound form oh
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In 许许 hǔhǔ (Guoyu '许' particle)

Contained in

• 许配(許配) to betroth a girl
• 许婚(許婚) to become engaged; to affiance (a daughter)
• 许可证(許可證) license; authorization; permit
• 许多(許多) many; much ; very many; a lot
• 兴许(興許) perhaps
• 封官许愿(封官許願) to offer official positions and material benefits in order to buy people's allegiance
• 以身相许(以身相許) to give one's heart to; to devote one's life to
• 嘉许(嘉許) commendation; praise
• 故障容许度(故障容許度) fault tolerance
• 许久(許久) for a long time; for ages
• 只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯(只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈) only the official is allowed to light the fire; Gods may do what cattle may not
• 称许(稱許) to praise; to commend
• 许愿井(許願井) a wishing well
• 默许(默許) to accept tacitly; acquiescence
• 允许(允許) to permit; to allow
• 不准许(不准許) forbidden; not allowed
• 特许权(特許權) patent; franchise; concession
• 特许(特許) license; licensed; concession; concessionary
• 心许(心許) to consent tacitly; unspoken approval
• 特许状(特許狀) charter
• 许嫁(許嫁) to be allowed to marry
• 以身许国(以身許國) to dedicate oneself to the cause of one's country
• 期许(期許) to hope
• 许诺(許諾) promise; pledge
• 许为婚(許為婚) agreed to the marriage
• 准许(準許) to allow; to grant; to permit ; to allow; to permit
• 赞许 to praise ; to praise; to laud
• 差不许多(差不許多) not much different
• 许下愿心(許下願心) to express a wish (to a deity)
• 通用公共许可証(通用公共許可証) General Public Licence (GPL)
• 许愿池(許願池) wishing pond
• 许亲(許親) to accept a marriage proposal
• 何许人(何許人) what kind of person
• 许字(許字) betrothed
• 稍许(稍許) a little; a bit
• 何许(何許) what place; what time; how
• 许许(許許) oh
• 几许(幾許) how many; quite a few
• 甘纳许(甘納許) ganache

Also contained in

通许 、 许廑父 、 许信良 、 许昌市 、 许海峰 、 通许县 、 特许半导体 、 许尧佐 、 许昌县 、 许昌 、 许衡 、 许地山

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Truncated for common words

• 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 71
• 卷一百五十九 志第一百十二 選舉五 Volume 159 Treatises 112: Selection and appointment of Officials 5 History of Song 宋史 — count: 59
• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 54
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 51
• 成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 48
• 卷四百十五 列傳第一百七十四 傅伯成 葛洪 曾三復 黃疇若 袁韶 危稹 程公許 羅必元 王遂 Volume 415 Biographies 174: Fu Bocheng, Ge Hong, Ceng Sanfu, Huang Chouruo, Yuan Shao, Wei Zhen, Cheng Gongxu, Luo Biyuan, Wang Sui History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
• 隱公 Lord Yin The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 36
• 卷一百七十八 志第一百三十一 食貨上六 Volume 178 Treatises 131: Finance and Economics 1f History of Song 宋史 — count: 36
• 卷一百五十七 志第一百一十 選舉三 Volume 157 Treatises 110: Selection and appointment of Officials 3 History of Song 宋史 — count: 34
• 卷一百六十七 志第一百二十 職官七 Volume 167 Treatises 120: Offical Posts 7 History of Song 宋史 — count: 33

Collocations

• 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
• 许灵 (許靈) 許靈公為右 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — 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