许
xǔXǔ HSK2

allow

许 (許) xǔ frequency
allow adverb
to permit or give authorization for something

这里不许抽烟。

zhè​lǐ bù xǔ chōu​yān.

Smoking is not allowed here.

promise verb
to pledge, vow, or commit to something

我许他三天之后一定把钱还清。

wǒ xǔ tā sān tiān zhī​hòu yī​dìng bǎ qián huán​qīng.

I promised him that I would definitely pay off the debt in three days.

make (a wish) verb
to express a desire or hope, specifically used in the context of making a wish.
praise verb
to commend, approve, or speak highly of

他那过人的胆识，深得当时的英雄豪杰所许。

tā nà guò​rén de dǎn​shí, shēn​dé dāng​shí de yīng​xióng​háo​jié suǒ xǔ.

His extraordinary courage and insight were highly praised by the heroes of the time.

somewhat numeral
to a certain degree, a little bit, or approximately

我家离学校不过两里许，走着去很快就到了。

wǒ jiā lí xué​xiào bù​guò liǎng lǐ xǔ, zǒu zhe qù hěn kuài jiù dào le.

My home is only about two li away from the school; it's a very quick walk.

perhaps adverb
indicating a possibility or uncertainty; maybe

许是他最近工作太累，竟然在开会时睡着了。

xǔ​shì tā zuì​jìn gōng​zuò tài lèi, jìng​rán zài kāi​huì shí shuì​zháo le.

Perhaps he was too tired from work lately; he actually fell asleep during the meeting.

许 (許) Xǔ
Xu proper name
surname Xu

他姓许。

tā xìng Xǔ.

His surname is Xu.

Cross-References

Has old variant

Frequency
Character
Written text
263rd most common 858.0 per million
Movie subtitles
186th most common 943.4 per million appears in 96% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
32.5 per million appears in 11% of films
Written text
71.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 4
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
許
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+8BB8

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)