许 (xǔ): meaning and stroke order

许 (xǔ) means to allow, to permit, to promise, to praise, somewhat, perhaps, surname Xu.

许

Simplified: 许
Traditional: 許
Pinyin: xǔ

Stroke order of 许

许

Xǔ surname Xu
xǔ to allow; to permit
6 strokes
Traditional form: 許

Stroke by stroke

Meaning of 许

xǔ Traditional 許
- to allow
- to permit
- to promise
- to praise
- somewhat
- perhaps
Xǔ Traditional 許
- surname Xu

Radical and structure

许: Radical 讠 (Kangxi radical 149) in its simplified form · 6 strokes · 讠 on the left, 午 on the right

Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.

Words with 许

不许 bù xǔ not to allow; must not
许多 xǔ duō many; a lot of
许配 xǔ pèi to betroth a girl (in arranged marriages)
也许 yě xǔ perhaps; maybe
或许 huò xǔ perhaps; maybe
允许 yǔn xǔ to permit; to allow

许 in our stories

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“跟着气球跑就行，”老鲁笑着对身边的新手们说，“前二十公里，谁也不许超过我。”

gēn zhe qìqiú pǎo jiù xíng Lǎo Lǔ xiàozhe duì shēnbiān de xīnshǒu men shuō qián èrshí gōnglǐ shéi yě bù xǔ chāoguò wǒ

"Just follow the balloon," Old Lu said with a smile to the beginners around him. "For the first twenty kilometres nobody is allowed to pass me."

From the story The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Stories using 许

The four-hour balloon HSK 7–9 · Level 9

Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).